IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 3317 of 2009(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANEESH KUMAR.M.P. OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR GR.-1, GOVERNMENT PRESS WAYANAD, MEPPADY, R/AT.PADMA NIVAS, KODENCHERY PO. PURAMERI VIA., VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE-673503. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 3317 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Offset Printing Machine Grade -II. He entered service on 06.12.2005, as Offset Printing Machine Operator Grade -II. Later he was promoted as Grade-I Operator as per Ext.P3 order. 2. The Government, as part of modernization of the Government Presses in the State of Kerala has set up Offset Printing Machines in the Government Press Mannanthala, Government Press, Vashoor and Government Press, Wayanad. Since the offset presses were newly set up for the creation of various posts and for fixing the method of appointment and qualification the Government passed Exts.P4 and P5 orders. By Ext.P6 again the Government created the posts of Offset Printing Machine Operator Senior Grade and Junior Supervisor (Offset Printing). According to the petitioner, even though the method of appointment has not been prescribed in the said order, the post being that of senior grade Offset Printing Machine Operator, it has to be filled up by promotion from Offset Printing Machine Operator Gr.I. 3. It is pointed out that even though Ext.P6 order was passed as early as on 10.03.2000, till date the above two posts have not been filled up by the Government. wpc/3317/2009 2 4. It is averred in the writ petition that claiming such promotion, petitioner has filed Ext.P7 representation before the Government. 5. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that Ext.P7 is not seen received by the Government, even though a copy of the same has been produced along with the writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he may be allowed to file a fresh representation. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of in the following terms: If the petitioner files an appropriate representation within a period of one month from today, the same shall be considered in accordance with law and appropriate orders shall be passed within a period of three months thereafter. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps