IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 9363 of 2009(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- A.P.RAJALAKSHMI, AGED 48 YEARS, W/O. K. VISWANATHA KURUP, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P.H. DIVISION, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT AILAS, P.O. KOTTMPARAMBA,KOZHIKODE-8. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REP. BY THE MNGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER(HRD GL), KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN SC, KWA, SRI. J. KRISHNAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.9363 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Junior Superintendent under the 2nd respondent. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that she is not being considered for promotion to the post of Divisional Accountant although she is fully qualified. 2. The petitioner has passed all the requisite tests for promotion to the post of Divisional Accountant. The required tests are the following. Account Test (H) Part-I,1st Paper - Passed in 5/88 vide Register No.33934 Account Test (H) Part-I, 2nd Paper- Passed in 2/87 vide Reg. No.31664 Account Test (H) Part-II 1st Paper - Passed in 8/86 vide Reg. No.31559 Account Test (H) Part-II 2nd Paper - Passed in 2/87 vide Reg. No.31664 Account Test (H) Part-II 3rd Paper - Passed in 7/85 vide Reg.No.33261 W.P ( C) No.9363 of 2009 2 3. In Exhibit-P2 provisional seniority list her name figures as Sl.No.124. She was expecting the grant of promotion but when the preliminary seniority list of Junior Superintendent qualified for promotion was issued as per Circular No.KWA/JB/E.9/4460/2007 dated 11.12.200, her name did not figure in the said preliminary seniority list. Accordingly she filed Exhibit-P3 representation before the competent authority and by Exhibit-P4 the Executive Engineer, PH Division has forwarded the same along with further details in the matter. The similar case of one Sri.P. Unni Madhavan is also mentioned therein. The difficulty for the petitioner to obtain certificates is for want of hall ticket which is irrecoverably lost. She is possessing the gazette notifications declaring the test results. The same have been accepted by the respondents in the case of Sri. P. Unni Madhavan, Sri.Mohammed Ashraf P.C and Smt.R.Radha. Seeking for similar relief, she has filed a detailed representation as per Exhibit-P6. Earlier this Court by Exhibit-P9 judgment, in the case of one Sri.E.T Varghese, directed the 2nd respondent to consider and pass W.P ( C) No.9363 of 2009 3 orders on a similar representation. Exhibit-P8 is an order issued in favour of Smt.Sheelamma D' Costa. Hence, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P6 after considering Exhibit-P8 order passed in respect of Smt.Sheelamma D' Costa, Junior Superintendent. Appropriate orders shall be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.9363 of 2009 4 W.P ( C) No.9363 of 2009 5