IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2011 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 16418 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- TOMY THOMAS.N, S/O.THOMAS, NALLEPARAMBIL HOUSE, KARIKKATTOOR POST, MANIMALA VILLAGE, KANJIRAPPILLY TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.SANTHOSH JOSE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ANIL KUMAR.T, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, ELECTRICAL SECTION, PALLIKUNNU, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. OOMMAN PANICKER, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. K.S. ANIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 16418 of 2011(B) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE DISABILITY CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD GIVEN TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13/02/2004 PASSED BY THE BOARD. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE GRADATION LIST. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF GENERAL PROMOTION ORDER DATED 15/03/2010. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE PROMOTION ORDER DATED 15/06/2010 UNDER THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CATEGORY. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 15/09/2010 MADE BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.16418 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a physically handicapped employee of the Kerala State Electricity Board. The petitioner has been given promotion as Senior Superintendent in the general category. The petitioner submits that the petitioner is entitled to promotion in the 3% vacancies reserved for physically handicapped persons. But to the detriment of the petitioner, respondents 3 & 4 who are juniors to the petitioner have been given promotion in the 3% vacancies reserved for physically handicapped persons ahead of the petitioner. Against the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P8 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned standing counsel for the K.S.E.B. also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction W.P.(C)No.16418 of 2011 -2- to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as respondents 3 & 4. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/