IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 13TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3350 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.ZAKIR HUSSAIN, S/O.ABDULLA HAJI, ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GR.I., PRESENTLY WORKING AT MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.SAJU.S.A SRI.K.C.KIRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION, (ADMINISTRATION), ERNAKULAM. 3. SHAFEEQUE RAHMAN, ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GR.I, J.F.C.M.-I, HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. O.N.CHANDRAN, ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GR.I, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. C.K.KRISHNANKUTTY, ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GR.I, J.F.C.M. FOREST COURT, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 6. P.R.MUHAMMED NAJEEB, ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, GT.I, J.F.C.M-I, ERNAKULAM. 7. BABURAJ PARAMEL, ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GR.I, J.F.C.M.II, THAMARASSERY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN-R1 AND R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 3350OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Assistant Public Prosecutor Grade II under the first respondent. As per Ext.P1, a final seniority list of Deputy Directors of Prosecution /Assistant Public Prosecutors of the Kerala State as on 31.12.2004 was published. The petitioner as per Ext.P2, submitted his objections to Ext.P1. In fact, it is a petition to review Ext.P1 seniority list. Subsequently, he submitted Ext.P3 as a reminder to Ext.P2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though Exts.P2 and P3 are submitted before the first respondent, so far no action has been taken thereon. 2. There is no dispute as to the competency of the first respondent to look into the grievance of the petitioner. When an authority is called upon to consider a matter that falls within its jurisdiction, there is no reason to disuse the power vested in it. In fact, the first respondent is clothed with the power and in exercise of that power, he is called upon to look into the grievance of the petitioner. In the circumstances, the first respondent is W.P.(C)NO. 3350/2010 2 directed to consider and pass orders on Exts.P2 and P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) sp/ W.P.(C)NO. 3350/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO. 3350/2010 JUDGMENT 2nd February, 2010 W.P.(C)NO. 3350/2010 4