IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 25TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 36974 of 2007(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.K. VISWAKUMAR, CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BOATS, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-30. BY ADV. SRI.N.NAGARESH SRI.BINU PAUL SRI.T.V.VINU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER,CHAIRMAN-CUM-SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. K.I. SIMON, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (MECHANICAL)(RETD), THEJUS, 15/711-B ROSE GARDENS, THRISSUR-680 018. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).36974/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 14th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondents in promoting the petitioner's alleged junior as Executive Engineer overlooking his seniority and the delay in confirming the petitioner in the post of Assistant Executive Engineer so as to make him eligible for promotion as Executive Engineer. Subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, respondents by Ext.P15 order, regularised the petitioner's provisional promotion and declared his probation with effect from 17.11.1998. 2. What survives now is a request for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer with all monetary benefits with effect from the date on which his junior had been promoted as Executive Engineer. Petitioner's claim is contained in Ext.P16, which is pending before the first respondent. W.P.(C).36974/2007 2 3. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of Ext.P16 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs