IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2006 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 34261 of 2006(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.VASUDEVAN NAIR, ASST. DIRECTOR (RETD), SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 'RESHMI', SANTHI NAGAR, MUNDERY, KALPATTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.T.R.JAGADEESH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J. ----------------------------- WP(C)No. 34261 OF 2006 ----------------------------- Dated this the 21st December, 2006. JUDGMENT The petitioner has retired from the post of Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records. Ext.P3 representation filed by the petitioner requesting to grant him notional/retrospective promotion to the cadre of Deputy Director with effect from 1.6.2006 with consequential benefits is pending with the Government. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the first respondent may be directed to pass urgent orders on Ext.P3. 3. Heard Govt. Pleader also. 4. The first respondent is directed to consider EXt.P3 and pass orders in accordance with law within two months form the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. K.K.DENESAN Judge jj