IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2009 / 1ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 34771 of 2008(M) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- T.K.KARUNADAS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, DIRECTORATE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, SREEPADAM PALACE,EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARAIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHEOLOGY, SREEPADAM PALACE, NEAR FORT POST OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.34771/2008 M APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE KERALA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SUBORDINATE SERVICE SPECIAL RULES. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 29/08/95. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 7/03/95. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 12/09/96. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND 2ND RESPONDENT ON 7/01/97. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND 2ND RESPONDENT ON 17/10/97. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND 2ND RESPONDENT ON 18/07/98. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND 2ND RESPONDENT ON 20/04/98. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND 2ND RESPONDENT ON 18/07/98. EXT.P10: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 29/10/98. EXT.P11: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 10/06/99 IN O.P.NO.17921/96 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P12: COPY OF THE ORDER PROMOTING THE PETITIONER. EXT.P13: COPY OF THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERING THE ANOMALIES THAT OCCURRED IN 2000 SPECIAL RULES. EXT.P14: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 21/08/08 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 34771 of 2008-M - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Technical Assistant in the Archaeology Department. He was initially appointed as L.D. Clerk on the advice of the Public Service Commission, on 23.4.1989. 2. The relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to promote the petitioner as Research Assistant (Numismatics) with effect from 1.10.1996. Alternatively it is prayed that the first respondent may be directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P14 representation. 3. The petitioner is seeking a relief for promotion as Research Assistant with effect from 1.10.1996, the date of occurrence of vacancy. The claim is based on the draft special rules which was in force then. 4. Now that the petitioner has filed Ext.P14 representation, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P14, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If any other person is affected by the disposal of the matter, WPC 34771/2008 2 such affected parties also will be heard by the first respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/