IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5563 of 2011(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. M.K.SASIDHARAN NAIR, ASSISTANT ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICER, ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. 2. JAYAPRAKASH.N.K., HEAD CLERK, ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. 3. MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI.B., WELFARE ORGANIZER, ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION KOLLAM-13. 4. RAVI.K., U.D.C., ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. 5. UDAYAKUMAR.P., U.D.C., ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. 6. ALEX KUTTY.Y., LD CLERK, ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. 7. SANTHAN.N., L.D.CLERK, ZILLA SAINIK WLEFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. 8. SATHEESAN.B., L.D.CLERK, ZILLA SAINIK WELFARE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOLLAM-13. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.JAGADEESH RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SAINIK WELFARE) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF SAINIK WELFARE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5563 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners in this writ petition entered Government service after putting in prior military service. For the purpose of granting of higher grade they want the military service also to be taken into account. According to them, they are so entitled to, in view of Exts.P3 to P6 judgments of this Court as also orders passed pursuant to those judgments. In the above circumstances, the petitioners have filed Exts.P7 series of representations before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 series of representations in the light of Exts.P3 to P6 judgments and orders passed pursuant to those judgments expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider W.P.(C)No.5563/11 2 and pass orders on Ext.P7 series of representations as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While passing orders, the second respondent shall consider the applicability of Exts.P3 to P6 judgments as also orders passed pursuant to those judgments to the facts of the petitioners' case. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.5563/11 3