IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WA.No. 530 of 2009() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.32400/2008 Dated 04/11/2008 .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- C.V. HEMACHANDRAN, CHERIKONAM, CHENNANCODE, VADASSERIKONAM P.O., OTTOOR VILLAGE, VIA. VARKARLA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST., NOW WORKSING AS ASST. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, CHRAYINKIL,ATTINGAL. BY ADV. SMT.S.KARTHIKA SRI.M.S.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.M.R.ANISON SMT.K.P.GEETHA MANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (A), DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. T.B. RAMANI THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W. A. No. 530 of 2009 & C.M.Appln. No. 258 of 2009 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. This belated appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned single Judge declining to grant the relief to the appellant for the reason that claim for promotion from the post of LDC to the post of UDC was made after 23 years from the date on which he was eligible to be promoted. The learned single Judge rightly held that if the relief sought for by the petitioner is granted the same will affect large number of other employees in the department. We do not think this Court should permit unsettling of seniority of several employees based on a belated claim made by a person rightly or wrongly more than 20 years thereafter. We therefore dismiss the Delay Condonation Petition. Consequently Writ Appeal is also dismissed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (P.S. GOPINATHAN) Judge. kk 2