IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2010 / 31ST BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 29065 of 2010(G) ----------------------- PETITIONER : ----------------- B.SASANKAN NAIR, ASSISTNAT SUB INSPECTOR (W 808), VALAYAM POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS. SRI.P.BABU KUMAR SRI.P.YADHU KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY HOME SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KANNUR RANGE, KANNUR. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOZHIKODE (RURAL). R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 29065 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was appointed as a Police Constable on 01.05.1985 in Kozhikode District. He was subsequently transferred to Wayanad District along with 22 other Police Constables. Originally the service of the petitioner in the Kozhikode District has not been reckoned for seniority. The next promotion to which the petitioner can aspire for is that of Head Constable. According to the petitioner, although on a petition filed by the petitioner his seniority was re-fixed, corresponding promotion as Sub Inspector in accordance with the re-fixed seniority was not given to the petitioner. Therefore claiming promotion with effect from the date when the petitioner's junior was promoted, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 2nd respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to W.P.(C)No. 29065 of 2010 -2- consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as others, who may be adversely affected, if the prayer of the petitioner is granted. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/