IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6502 of 2011(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ D.SANTHOSH, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OE EXCISE, PALAKKAD. BY ADVS. SRI.N.SUGATHAN, SMT.VARSHA BHASKAR. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (F) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 004. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 6502 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an employee of the Excise Department. His grievance in this writ petition is that his probation in the cadre of Assistant Commissioner of Excise has not yet been declared although the petitioner has satisfactorily completed the period of probation. Seeking this relief the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE The words “Assistant Commissioner of Excise” occurring in paragraph 1 of the judgment dated 03/03/2011 in WP (C) 6502/2011 are corrected and substituted as ”Deputy Commissioner of Excise” as per order dated 24/03/2011 in I.A. No.4945/2011 in W.P. (C) 6502/2011.. sd/- Registrar (Judicial) shg/