IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2011 / 1ST ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 15156 of 2011(T) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.S.CHANDRAN, THEKKINIYEDATH HOUSE, TIRUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DIST., ASSISTANT ENGINEER(RETIRED), LSGD SUB DIVISION, MANNARKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. ADDLR3: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.9550/11 DATED 22.6.2011) ADV. SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 15156 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF LETTER DATED 19.10.2010 OF THE OFFICE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR 16.8.2008 OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 20.05.2011. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTED FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 07.06.2011 BEFORE R3. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15156 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Assistant Engineer in the Local Self Government Department of the Government of Kerala. He has certain grievances regarding grant of higher grades. In respect thereof, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the additional 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the additional 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the additional 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition as also copy of I.A.No.9550/2011 to the additional 3rd respondent for compliance, along with a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd