IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2011 / 28TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22626 of 2011(C) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- P.P.VINOD KUMAR, S/O. KRISHNAN, AGED 41 YEARS, LIBRARY ASSISTANT, PAYYANNUR COLLEGE, POST PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. 3. THE KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, MANGATTUPARAMBU, POST KANNUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, KANNUR-670 567. 4. THE MANAGER/PRESIDENT, PAYYANNUR COLLEGE, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670 307. 5. SRI. P.V.VISWANATHAN, LAB ASSISTANT, PAYYANNUR COLLEGE, P.O.PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670 307. BY SRI. V. VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. SRI. M. SASEENDRAN, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.22626/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF LETTER OF AJITH KUMAR P DTD. 17.5.11. EXT. P2 : COPY OF INFORMATION FURNISHED BY KANNUR UTY. DTD. 6.6.11. EXT. P3 : COPY OF OBJECTION FILED BEFORE R2 DTD. 13.7.11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22626 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Library Assistant in the Payyannur College, Kannur District which is affiliated to Kannur University. He is claiming promotion to the vacancy of Lower Division Clerk which arose in the College on 01.04.2011 due to retirement. The 5th respondent has been appointed by promotion and the proposal has been forwarded for approval to the 2nd respondent. 2. The petitioner has raised objections in the matter as per Ext.P3. It is prayed that the objection may be considered before any approval is granted. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the objections raised by the petitioner against the promotion effected in favour of the 5th respondent and before the grant of approval. A decision will be taken after hearing the petitioner and the respondents 4 and 5 expeditiously. The petitioner will W.P.(C) No.22626/2011 2 forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp