IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 29TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 22868 of 2002(V) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- S. SANKARA PILLAI, PREVENTIVE OFFICER, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, ALWAYE, RESIDING AT KRISHNA NIVAS, KUREEPUZHA, KAVANAD P.O. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.SAJAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT EXCISE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONARATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ERNAKULAM DIVISION. 4. P.V. KURIAN, EXCISE PREVENTIVE OFFICER, EXCISE OFFICE, MOOVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM. 5. ANIL KUMAR K.K., ASSISTANT EXCISE INSPECTOR, ERO, KALADY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.22868/2002 ORDER ON CMP. NO.39068/2002 IN OP. NO.22868/2002 DISMISSED 29.02.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER DT. 14.10.97 DECLARING PROBATION OF THE PETITION. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE G.O.MS. NMO.39/01/TD DT. 30.3.01. EXT.P3:- PROCEEDINGS OF ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ERNAKULAM 3.5.02 FINAL SENIORITY LIST OR PREVENTIVE OFFICERS. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 20.3.02. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE GREDATION LIST OF EXCISE GUARDS AS ON 1.10.77. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE PREVENTIVE OFFICERS SHOWING THE ACTUAL DATE OF PROMOTION & ASSIGNED DATE OF PROMOTION. EXT.P7:- LIST SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES WITH occurred DURING 30.4.93 TO 30.6.02. EXT.P8:- PROCEEDING OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER DT. 18.12.2000. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE FINAL SENIORITY LIST OF EXCISER PREVENTIVE OFFICERS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 9.2.93 TO 21.2.98. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.XD3-4538/02 DT. 4.10.02. EXT.P11:- COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT PROMOTING THE PETITIONER AS PREVENTIVE OFFICER DT. 30.11.94. EXT.P12:- COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT EFFECTING PROMOTION AS PREVENTIVE OFFICER DT. 26.7.03. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- O.P. No. 22868 OF 2002 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this Court with certain grievances regarding seniority and consequential promotion. In view of the intervening developments leading to the retirement of the petitioner, in case the petitioner has still any grievance left, he may approach the first respondent. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J O.P. No. 22868 OF 2002 J U D G M E N T 29.02.2008.