IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 18TH MAY 2010 / 28TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14900 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.K. PADMANABHAN, RETIRED TAHSILDAR, MAROLY HOUSE, NEAR S.N. PARK, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER SMT.K.A.SANJEETHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR DISTRICT. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.14900 of 2010 (J) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 18th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P6 Government Order. 2. The petitioner retired from service on 31/12/1984 as Tahsildar. He claimed seniority and his claim was rejected by Ext.P1. The order of rejection was challenged before this Court in O.P.No.18246/2000. The said original petition was disposed of by Ext.P5 judgment dated 15/02/2008 quashing Ext.P1 and directing reconsideration. Accordingly, the petitioner was heard, the matter was reconsidered and Ext.P6 order was issued negativing the claim once again. It is this order, which is under challenge. 3. A reading of this order shows that the claims of the petitioner for promotion on the basis that he is a degree holder and that his juniors have been promoted earlier, have been considered by the Government in Ext.P6 and those contentions have been rejected. It is also seen that cogent and valid reasons have been WP(C) No.14900/2010 -2- assigned by the Government for not interfering with the impugned order. Therefore, I see no reason to interfere with the impugned order. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg