IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 31655 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHANAKUMAR B, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) PATHANAMTHITTA, RESIDING AT SREEPADMAM, METHUKUMMEL, THAZHATHUVADAKKU,ENATHU -691 526. BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA ,REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, (REVENUE) SECRETARIAT TRIVANDRUM 695 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SENIORITY CELL, OFFICE OF THE CLR, TRIVANDRUM 695 001 (*) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SENIORITY CELL, OFFICE OF THE CLR, TRIVANDRUM-695001. THE ADDRESS OF R2 IS CORRECTED AS PER ORDER DT.2.11.2010 IN W.P.C. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 31655 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 2nd day of November, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Special Tahsildar, L.A., Pathanamthitta. On the ground that the petitioner has taken long leave for accepting employment abroad, in the seniority list, the petitioner has been shown as junior to persons who were originally junior to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, leave without allowance for accepting employment abroad will not affect the petitioner's seniority and the petitioner would lose seniority only as against those persons who have been promoted while the petitioner was on leave without allowance. Detailing the petitioner's grievance, the petitioner has filed Ext. P7 before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as those over whom the petitioner seeks seniority. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.