IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 1ST PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 5664 of 2009(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JAYAPRAKASH.S, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.LATE SUKUMARAN NAIR, 'JAYAMOHANAM", ELANTOOR P.O.,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.TOM JOSE (PADINJAREKARA). RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5664 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a U.D.Clerk in the Land Acquisition (Genl), Office of the Special Tahsildar, Pathanamthitta. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a direction to the first respondent to dispose of Exts.P4 and P5 representations. The petitioner entered service pursuant to the advice memo issued by the Public Service Commission dated 4.9.1993 and he joined service as L.D.Clerk on 1.10.1993. The petitioner had successfully completed his probation on 19.1.1997. He has passed the Chain Surveyor test on 6.4.1987, DOM test on 18.1.1997. He has also passed Accounts Test (Lower), Revenue Test(Travancore) Part-I and the Village Officer Manual Test in December 2001. Subsequently, he passed Parts II and III of Revenue Test (Travancore). The petitioner was promoted as U.D.Clerk on 30.11.2004. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that he has not been granted promotion after reckoning his seniority, and the date of effective advice. According to him many of his juniors have gained promotion ahead of him. wpc:5664 of 2009 2 2. The petitioner has filed Exts.P4 and P5 representations. It is up to the second respondent to take a decision on them. Hence at this stage this Court is not expressing any view on his claims. The second respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 and P5 representations in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If any other person is affected by the consideration of his claim, those persons will also be heard in the matter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps