IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2009 / 8TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2948 of 2009(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ V.E. MOHANAN, S/O.K.P. KUNHIKANNAN NAMBIAR, 'SREE MUDRA', SANKARA NELLUR P.O., (VIA) KOOTHUPARAMAB, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN 670 643, (INSPECTOR OF K.S.R.T.C., KANNUR). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23. 2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, (VIGILANCE), K.S.R.T.C. TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23. 3. SRI. V.C. KUNHABDULLA, ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KALPETTA. 4. SRI. V.N. KUMARJI, ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, ALUVA. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 2948 OF 2009 (A) ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 28th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner complains that his promotion to the post of Assistant Transport Officer has been denied. Complaining of this, he has filed Exhibit P8 representation before the first respondent. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to promote him on the day on which his junior was promoted to the post of Assistant Transport Officer. Having regard to the aforesaid grievance and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is to retire from service on 31-10-2009, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exhibit P9 and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE skr “Exhibit P9” occurring in the 4th line of the 2nd paragraph of the Judgment in WP(C) No.2948/2009, dated 28/01/2009 is corrected as “Exhibit P8” as per order dated 19/03/2009 in I.A.No.3242/2009. Sd/- Registrar (Judicial)