IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2011 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 10701 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.K.SAJI,ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH SUB DIVISION,KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, OTTAPPALAM,PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SMT.AMBIKA DEVI, SC, KWA FOR R-1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 10701 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 10th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Assistant Executive Engineer in the Kerala Water Authority. He entered service as a Diploma Holder. He has degree as well. He wanted to be treated as a Degree Holder Assistant Executive Engineer. But that claim was rejected by this Court. Now the petitioner wants his seniority to be fixed among the Diploma Holder Assistant Executive Engineers. The petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation in this regard before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala Water Authority also, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. After passing orders on Ext.P2 as directed above, if the 1st respondent finds that the petitioner is entitled to be included in the seniority list of Diploma Holder Assistant Executive Engineers, the seniority list of Diploma Holder Assistant Executive Engineers shall be prepared and finalised within three months therefrom. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge