IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 15TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3575 of 2010(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.S.RAJAN, OFFSET PRINTER, UNIVERSITY PRESS, KERALA UNIVERSITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR SMT.SUSHYA RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY IT'S REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY (PO), PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, KERALA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY (PO), PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, UNIVERSITY (PO), PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. J.S.BIJU, NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR FORMAN (PRINTING), KERALA UNIVERSITY PRESS, UNIVERSITY (PO), PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. M. RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 3575 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 4th day of February, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an offset Printer in the Kerala University Press, who aspires for promotion to the post of Junior Foreman in the Printing Section, in which a vacancy arose on 21-3-2007. According to the petitioner, being the senior-most qualified person in the feeder category as per the Kerala University First Ordinance, 1978, the petitioner is entitled to be promoted to that post. However, overlooking the petitioner's claim, the 4th respondent was appointed to the post, but subject to the result of O.P.No. 12504/2003. According to the petitioner, that original petition was disposed of by Ext. P5 judgment, whereby the claim for promotion of a person similarly situated like the petitioner has been upheld and therefore the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of that judgment. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext. P7 representation before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the University also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 4th respondent. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.