IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2009 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34969 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.MOHANAKUMARAN NAIR, S/O.LATE M.KRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 52 YEARS, KECHARI, NEAR SASTHA TEMPLE PIRAYIL, PEYAD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INSTRUCTOR OF COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT WOMEN'S POLYTECHNIC, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT WOMEN'S POLYTECHNIC, KOZHIKODE. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.34969/2009-M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 11th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Instructor in Commerce at Government Women's Polytechnic, Kozhikode. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 representation. 2. The petitioner claims promotion to the post of Head of the Department. It is pointed out that he has completed 20 years of service as Instructor and two vacancies in the cadres of Head of Section in Commercial Practice have arisen on 21/12/1998. Those vacancies have not been filled-up on a regular basis. In these circumstances, the petitioner, who is eligible, seeks for a promotion as per Ext.P4. 3. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submits that Ext.P4 has not been received in the Government so far. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the same was forwarded through proper channel. 5. If the petitioner produces a further copy of Ext.P4 or a fresh representation as above, before the first respondent, within a period of three weeks, the same will W.P.(C). No.34969/2009 -:2:- be considered and appropriate orders will be passed within a further period of two months. The petitioner will produce a copy of this Judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms