IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6816 of 2008(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- A. SISUPALAN, RTD. HAV-DRV-T-4093, ARAPPURA LANE, MUTTADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, OFFICE OF DGP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (HQ) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. POLICE COMMISSIONER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY. 5. THE COMMANDANT, A.R. CAMP-A THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 6816 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th March, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner entered the Kerala Police on 1.8.1972 and was promoted as Havildar Driver in 1979. He retired from service on 30.6.2004 as Driver S.I. According to the petitioner, he was not given promotion in time. When there was delay in disbursal of the retirement benefits, he had approached this Court and this Court directed the respondent to consider the petitioner’s request. Thereupon, Exhibit P1 order was passed. Subsequently, by Exhibit P3, petitioner’s pension was sanctioned. According to the petitioner, his pay has to be revised. It is his further case that he is entitled to promotion, which obviously could only be notional at this stage, from the date corresponding to the date on which his immediate junior was promoted. He submits that several requests have been made in this regard before the respondents. Exhibit P4 is the latest among those requests. He prays for a direction to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P5. W.P ( C) No. 6816 of 2008 2 2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P5, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 6816 of 2008 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007