IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10849 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THANKAPPAN.K.K. KUZHYANTHARA, EROOR WEST.P.O., THRIPPUNITHURA ERNAKULAM-682306. (POLICE CONSTABLE CENTRAL POLICE STATION, KOCHI, ERNAKULAM PC 5951 (RETD). 2. C.V.KUNJAN, CHOOLAKKAL HOUSE, PARAYAKKAD N.PARAVUR.P.O., ERNAKULAM-(PLICE CONSTABLE, A.R. CAMP, KOCHI CITY ERNAKULAM. PC 5640 (RETD). 3. V.R.GOPINATHA PILLAI, MUDIKANANIKARTHIL HOUSE, POOCHAKKAL.P.O., PANAVALLY, CHERTHALA. (POLICE CONSTABLE ARMED RESERVE COHI CITY, ERNAKULAM. PC 5950 (RETD) 4. K.K.MOHANAN, KOTTARATHUMKUZHIYIL MANNANAM.P.O., ATHIRAMPUZHA VIA, KOTTAYAM. (HEAD CONSTABLE, ARMED RESERVE, KOTTAYAM, HC 4665)(RTD). 5. GEORGE KURUVILA, ELAMTHURUTHIL HOUSE, MOONNILAVE.P.O., ERATTUPETTA, KOTTAYAM. (POLICE CONSTABLE KANJAR POLICE STATION, IDUKKI, PCU-864 (RTD). BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN SRI.R.SRINATH SRI.M.M.LALBIND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARU TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695010. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU FOR R1, 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 10849 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retired Police Personnel. This writ petition has been filed mainly for the following prayers:- i. issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the 2nd respondent to fix the seniority of the petitioners from the date of their first appointment in MSP III Battalion and reckon their seniority and grant promotion and attendant monetary benefits and pensionary benefits as given in the case of the beneficiaries in Exhibits P1. ii.Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the respondents to give the due promotions (to the posts of HC, APSI, API and AC) to the petitioners and grant all attendant benefits thereto to them. 2. This court has, earlier, passed Ext.P6 judgment after considering the issues involved in writ petition No.13935 of 2009 which are exactly akin to the issues involved in this case. This court directed the second respondent to consider the claims of the petitioners therein and pass orders taking into account the following specific directions:- i. The second respondent shall consider Ext.P5 as also the details furnished by the petitioners in the writ petition filed by them and take an appropriate decision thereon, in the light of Ext.P1 judgment, Exts. P2 and P3 Government orders and Ext.P4 order passed by himself. WPC.10849 of 2010 : 2 : ii.If the petitioners are found to be similarly situate, appropriate action shall be taken to see that a similar treatment is meted out to them iii.The entire process shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition from the petitioners. 3. According to the petitioners they are similarly situated to the petitioners in the said writ petition and therefore, it will only be appropriate to take up their claims also for consideration along with the claims of petitioners in WP(C) 13935/09. In the circumstances, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider the claims of the petitioners raised in Ext.P5 while taking up the claims to the petitioners in WP(C) No.13935 of 2009 for consideration. The claims of the petitioners herein shall also be considered in the light of the observation made by this court in Ext.P6 judgment. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge