IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 24TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 4807 of 2007(V) ---------------------------- PETITIONER: V.SASIKUMAR, ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN GRADE-II, KERALA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, PALAYAM, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.M.MOHAMED NAVAZ SRI.T.P.SAJAN SRI.L.ALOYSIUS THOMAS RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 5. SMT. N.MARIAMMA ANTONY, ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN GRADE-II, ORIENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, KERALA UNIVERSITY, KARYAVATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 4807 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Heard counsel for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel. Case of the petitioner is that petitioner is entitled to be promoted to the post of Assistant Librarian Grade I and there is a vacancy of Assistant Librarian Grade I, which arose on the retirement of Sri. B.Sreekantan Nair on 1.2.2007. Petitioner has preferred Ext.P6 representation before the second respondent. Without expressing any view on the merits of the matter the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and take a decision on Ext.P6 in accordance with law with notice to the petitioner and the fifth respondent within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb K.M.JOSEPH, JJ. - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A. No. OF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT Dated this the day of February, 2006.