IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2010 / 15TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 29765 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER : ------------------ NEVIL SEBASTIAN, OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR GR.I, GOVERNMENT PRESS, MANNANTHALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ============= W.P.(C). No.29765 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 7th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as Offset Printing Machine Operator Grd.I in Government Presses. He seeks appointment to the post of Printer-Senior Grade. According to the petitioner, no special rules or other Government orders have been issued in respect of appointment to various posts after the introduction of Offset Printing Machines in Government Presses in Kerala in 1986. The question of following rules of appointments of various posts in the offset printing presses in the Government presses came up for consideration of this court and by Ext.P12 judgment, this court directed the Government to frame special rules and directed to follow the draft rules already framed which are pending approval, till the special rules are finalised. According to the petitioner, going by the draft rules, petitioner is entitled for promotion the post of Printer-Senior Grade, which is not being granted by the respondent. In this respect the petitioner has filed Ext.P13 W.P.(C). No.29765 OF 2010 2 revision petition and he seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P13 in the light of Ext.P12 judgment expeditiously. The learned Government Pleader points out that the first page of Ext.P13 is an application for transfer. The learned counsel for petitioner clarifies that the first page of Ext.P13 may be excluded and other pages constitutes the representation which may be directed to be considered. After hearing both sides. I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider the representation filed by the petitioner dated 25.05.2010 forming part of Ext.P13, as expeditiously as possible at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity to all concerned. While doing so, the second respondent shall consider the applicability of Ext.P12 judgment to the case at hand. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. pm