IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2010 / 26TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 26258 of 2010(F) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- ANIAMMA VARGHESE.K, DEPUTY TAHSILDAR/ JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF THE ASST.DIRECTOR OF RE-SURVEY, PALAKKAD. BY ADVS. SRI.N.SUGATHAN SMT.VARSHA BHASKAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL,SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,REVENUE (C) DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIIONER OF LAND REVENUE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDINGS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33. R1 & R2 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARVIND KUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SVS/ WP(C).No. 26258/2010(F) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF PAGES 1 AND 12 OF THE SERVICE BOOK OF THE PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF PROCEEDINGS NO.LR(E)7-07/06 DATED 11/01/2006 OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE. P3: COPY OF PROCEEDINGS NO.LRE.5-13000/10 DATED 19/05/2010 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF LETTER NO.S3-2010/34876/09 DATED 18/06/2010 OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. P5: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 08/07/2010 OF THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P6: COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.460/96/RD DATED 12/08/1996. P7: COPY OF LETTER NO.70219/C1/06/REV. DATED 21/04/2007 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P8: COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.68/08/RD DATED 28/03/2008. P9: COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 23/05/2008 IN W.A.NO.578/2008. P10: COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.376/2008/RD DATED 04/11/2008. P11: COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.242/09/2008/RD DATED 24/06/2009. P12: COPY OF LETTER NO.52152/C2/2010/RD DATED 23/09/2010 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE SVS/ S.SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 26258 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of October, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner apprehends reversion from the post of Deputy Tahsildar on the ground that petitioner did not pass Chain Survey Test, which is a new qualification prescribed by the Government for promotion to the post of Deputy Tahsildar by amendment of rules. The petitioner claims that since the petitioner is a member of Scheduled Tribe she can aspire for promotion without passing the text. According to the petitioner for continuing in the promoted post passing of the test is not compulsory. The petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the second respondent in this regard. The petitioner now confines her prayer to direct the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. mns