IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2009 / 12TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21869 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHANADASAN.K., SENIOR GRADE TRADE INSTRUCTOR, GOVT.ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.A.RAJASIMHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI. T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 21869 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Senior Grade Trade Instructor in the Technical Education Department. It is pointed out that he is the senior most trade instructor at present. 2. The petitioner is seeking promotion to the post of workshop foreman in the department which is governed by special rules namely G.O(MS)83/66/Edn. dt. 22.2.66. Under the said Government Order, Trade Instructors with 10 years of experience and SSLC are entitled for promotion to the post of Workshop Forman. Ext.P3 is the copy of the Government Order dated 20.3.2006 wherein this position is reiterated by the Government. 3. The petitioner points out that only workshop instructors were being promoted . The said aspect was agitated before this court in OP No.8417/93 by one Vishnu and by Ext.P4, this court directed the Government to consider the case of similar placed persons, along with that of the petitioner. Accordingly he was WPC No.21869 of 2009 2 granted promotion. 4. The petitioner has filed Ext.P7(a) representation which has already been forwarded to the first respondent by Ext. P7 covering letter. Petitioner has also produced Ext.P8, a judgment of this court in WPC No.34435/08 wherein a Senior Grade trade instructor sought for a direction to consider his claim for promotion in accordance with the seniority. It is pointed out that said person has been promoted as per Ext.P9 dated 20.7.2009. 5. The claim of the petitioner will therefore be considered by the second respondent and appropriate orders shall be passed in accordance with the rules within a period of two months of the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the judgment for compliance. Since it is pointed out that there are 12 existing vacancies, the claim of the petitioner will be considered in respect of anyone of these, in accordance with the rules. (T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) jma