IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2011 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8849 of 2011(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. SIJU.K., AGED 39 YEARS, S.KRISHNAN PILLAI, JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, GRADE II, COPORATION OF COCHIN, RESIDING AT SILVERPALACE, KURUVANDRAPARAMBU, THEKKUMBHAGOM, THRIPPUNITHUR P.O., ERNAKULAM. 2. PRATHEEP.S., AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.SADANDAN.K., JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE II, KOLLAM CORPORATION, RESIDING AT ABHIN BHAVANAM, KALLELI BHAGOM P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.ABDUL JAWAD SMT.S.GIFFARA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, DIRECTORATE OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. ADV. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 8849 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the22nd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Junior Health Inspectors Grade II in the Municipal Common Service. According to them, they are eligible for promotion to the post of Food Inspectors in the Municipal Common Service. But, despite vacancies being available, the petitioners are not being considered for such promotion is the grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition. The petitioners have filed Exts. P6 an P7 representation before the 2nd respondent in this regard. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE) kp WPC.No. : 2 : kp