IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2009 / 19TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22625 of 2009(W) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.R.SURESH KUMAR,S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, GEETHA BHAVAN, KANNALUVILAKOM,VAKKOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,(LECTURER, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, ATTINGAL). BY MR.P.K.MUHAMMED, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DIRECTOR,DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY,KERALA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. P.O.NIZAR,HEAD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC,THRISSUR. 4. SAYLENDRAN,HEAD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC,KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. T.C.SOMAN,HEAD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GOVERNMNT POLYTECHNIC,MATTOM,IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY MR. A.J VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22625 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner joined as Workshop Instructor on 08.12.1988. Presently, he is working as Lecturer in the Government Polytechnic, Attingal. The petitioner acquired the required qualification of Bachelors' Degree on 23.01.1991. He was promoted as Lecturer only on 21.02.2000. 2. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P6 representation seeking for retrospective promotion from the date on which some of his juniors were promoted. It is prayed that the said representation may be directed to be disposed of within a time frame. 3. The petitioner has impleaded in the writ petition respondents 3 to 5, the juniors to the petitioner who are now working as Heads of the Departments by another promotion and are about to be promoted as Principals also. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P6 in accordance with law, after hearing the W.P.(C) No.22625/2009 2 petitioner and respondents 3 to 5, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp