IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2008 / 6TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5831 of 2004(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.UTHAMAN, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION, UDMA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT.. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM) THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN, SC, KSEB SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB FOR R1,R2. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/06/2008, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 5832 OF 2004,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No.5831/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF LETTER DT.18.7.2002 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos. 5831 & 5832 OF 2004 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ The petitioners in these writ petitions are Assistant Engineers. They claimed promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer. The claim of the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.5831/2004 had been rejected by Ext.P1 order. While challenging Ext.P1, the ground taken is that the ratio fixed for promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer as 1:4:3:2 between inservice graduates, direct P.S.C. recruit graduates, inservice diploma holders and inservice certificate holders is arbitrary and discriminatory. The said ratio is provided in the relevant rules governing promotion. Therefore, the challenge against the promotions based on the above ratio is plainly untenable. No valid ground has been made out to interfere with the promotions ordered. None of the affected persons has been impleded also in these writ petitions. Therefore, these writ petitions are dismissed. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE) ps