IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2009 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 15948 of 2009(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M.R.PADMAJAN,S/O.KELAPPAN,AGED 50, RESIDING AT MARUTHI,KOLAKKATUCAHLIL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.E.NARAYANAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. RAVINDRAN.M.,(RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER),JUNIOR FOREMAN (COMPOSING),(NOW PROMOTED AS GENERAL FOREMAN), CALICUT UNIVERSITY PRESS,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT. R1 BY MR.P.C.SASIDHARAN, S.C, CALICUT UTY., R2 BY ADV. MR.SAIGI JACOB PALATTY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/12/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.15948/2009-K: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE DIPLOMA DTD. 17/03/1980 AWARDED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE DIRECTION REPORTED IN 2005(1) KLT 426 (F.B). EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE G.O.(P).NO.327/76/PD DTD. 22ND SEPTEMBER 1976 (RELEVANT PAGES ONLY). EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE G.O.(P).NO.100/80/H. EDN. DTD. 01/07/1980 (RELEVANT PAGES ONLY). EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE SYNDICATE MEETING HELD ON 21/08/1981. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 07/11/1981 NO.AD.A2/7756/79. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 5TH MEETING OF THE SYNDICATE 2006 DTD. 13/12/2006. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 07/04/2007 NO.AD.A3/8795/88/VOL.III. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 27/05/2009 NO.AD.A3/1030/2008. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.15948/2009-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 15th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The matter in issue is regarding the promotion post of General Foreman. The petitioner is working as Junior Foreman (Printing) in the first respondent University. According to him, he is qualified to the post of General Foreman. The petitioner is relying upon Exts.P2 to P5 in support of his pleas. 2. In the light of the fact that the petitioner is confining his relief to a direction to the first respondent to consider the matter, I am not going into the merits of the respective claims of the parties. Ext.P9 is the order of the University dated 27/05/2009 wherein various promotions have been effected. Going by the same, the second respondent is promoted as General Foreman in the scale of pay of Rs.9590-16650/- in another vacancy which arose consequent on the promotion of Shri Varghese T.P. as Assistant Superintendent. Clause (f) of the said order states as follows:- “f) These promotions are subject to the final decision of the syndicate in the matter of implementation of the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in observing the W.P.(C). No.15948/2009 -:2:- special rules in giving promotion to the supervisory cadre posts in the Printing Department.” 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Apex Court has already disposed of the S.L.P. Therefore, as clause (f) of Ext.P9 indicates that the promotions are subject to the final decision of the Syndicate in the matter of implementation of the decision of the Apex Court, and since the Apex Court has finally pronounced in the matter, the Syndicate may be directed to take a decision, as indicated in clause (f) of Ext.P9 order. I find force in the above submission made by the learned counsel for petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that a sufficient time may be granted to take a decision in the matter. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a final decision in terms of the Judgment of this Court and that of the Apex Court within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms