IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2009 / 13TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3177 of 2009(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.I.ISSAC, CHIEF STEWARD,BOLAGATTY PALACE, COCHIN. BY ADV. SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF SMT.MOLLY JACOB SMT.M.KABANI DINESH SMT.BOBY M.SEKHAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHAITRAM HOTEL, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,KERALA TOURSIM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CHAITRAM HOTEL, TRIVANDRUM. ADV.SRI.P.A.AHAMED, SC, KTDC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.3177/2009-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The complaint raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is that the request of the petitioner to promote him as Supervisor in any one of the existing vacancies of Supervisors is not being considered by the first respondent Corporation. The petitioner is working as Chief Steward with the first respondent and presently he is employed in the Bolgatty Palace. According to the petitioner, Ext.P3 is the Promotion Policy Rules of the year 2007, which has been approved by the first respondent Corporation. 50% vacancy of Supervisor posts will be filled up from categories of Chief Cook, Chief Steward, Chief Barman, Senior House Keeper and Senior Receptionist. The petitioner has got a contention that after the approval of the above promotion policy by the Board of Directors, the second respondent by Ext.P4 order dated 06/11/2007, promoted six supervisors as Manager Grade-IV. Thus, six vacancies of Supervisors have arisen. It is pointed out that one more vacancy arose consequent on the dismissal of Sri.M.Y.Varghese and another vacancy arose due to the death of one Sri.Jayadas. Accordingly, eight vacancies of Supervisors are now existing to be filled up. Ext.P5 is the representation filed by the petitioner seeking W.P.(C) No.3177/2009 -:2:- for redressal of his grievances in the matter along with Ext.P5(a) covering letter of the Manager, Bolgatty Palace forwarding the representation. The petitioner is due to retire from service on 31/03/2009. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. It is submitted by the Standing Counsel that the promotion policy framed in the year 2007 has been forwarded to the Government for approval and the approval is awaited. It is also submitted that the respresentation submitted by the petitioner Ext.P5 and forwarded along with Ext.P5(a) will be considered by the Board within a period of one month from today. The learned counsel for the petitioner has got a contention that Exts.P7 and P7 (a) will show that the promotion policy that is formulated in the year 2007 has been implemented by the first respondent, and therefore there need not be an approval by the Government to consider his claims. 3. Since the claim raised by the petitioner is pending consideration, there will be a direction to the respondents to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 as per the rules within a period of one month from today and the petitioner will be communicated the result of the same. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms