IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 25TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4946 of 2008(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.R.JAYACHANDRAN, AGED 54 YEARS S/O.V.K.RAMAN (LATE), ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR-680 009, RESIDING AT 'POURNAMI', HOUSE NO.7/150 A, CHEROOR P.O. THRISSUR-680 008. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.IBRAHIM SMT.K.P.AMBIKA SRI.THOMSTINE K.AUGUSTINE SRI.C.N.GOPAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, HIGHER EDUCATION (G) DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.4946 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 14th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks promotion as Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, in the Government Engineering Colleges under Rule 31(a)(i) of the Kerala State Subordinate Service Rules. Claiming this relief the petitioner has filed Ext.P8 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the same. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P8, as expeditiously as possible, before the date of the retirement of the petitioner, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2