IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2010 / 8TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19684 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- D.SREEKUMAR 1ST GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, KANNANAKUZHI DEVASWOM, KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP. BY ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.S.ARAVIND SRI.JINISH PAUL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. P.GOPAKUMAR, AG.HIGHER GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THRIPPAKUDAM DEVASWOM MAVELIKKARA GROUP. 4. P.N.GANESWARAN POTTI, HIGHER GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PULLIKODE DEVASWOM, KOTTARAKKARA GROUP. 5. K.PADMAKUMARI, HIGHER GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, VAIKKOM. 6. S.RADHIKUMARI, HIGHER GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. /2/ 7. P.S.SASIDHARAN NAIR, HIGHER GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, CHENTHITTA DEVASWOM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. K.B.SATHEESHKUMAR, HIGHER GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, KOTTARAKARA PADINJATTINKARA DEVASWOM, KOTTARAKARA. 9. A.E.GOVINDAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AG.U,.D.CLERK, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 10. INDUKUMARI, AG.U.D.CLERK, ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE, MAVELIKKARA. 11. P.S.SREEJAYA, AG.U.D.CLERK,ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE, MAVELIKKARA. 12. T.RAJENDRAN PILLAI, 1ST GRADE ACCOUNTANT, SHARKARA DEVASWOM, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA GROUP. 13. CHANDRAN CHETTIYAR, AG.U.D.CLERK, DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2 SRI.P.GOPAL FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.19684 OF 2010 (I) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the First Grade Sub Group Officer under the first respondent, aspiring for promotion to the post of Higher Grade Sub Group Officer. According to him despite the existence of vacancies and his eligibility to be promoted, his claim has been overlooked and his juniors viz, respondents 3 to 13 have been promoted. 2. Standing counsel for the respondents submits that pendency of a vigilance enquiry, involving the petitioner also, is the reason for overlooking the petitioner. However, counsel for the petitioner refers to me Exts.P6 to P8 judgments, where this court had occasion to deal with the cases of persons similarly situated like that of the petitioner and directed that they be considered. I have gone through Exts.P6 to P8 judgments and on facts I am satisfied that the petitioner's case is fully covered by those judgments. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to succeed and his case shall be considered for promotion to the vacancies which are WPC.No. 19684/2010 :2 : now in existence. Orders in this behalf shall be passed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 2 months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/