IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23389 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.PRASANNA KUMAR, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR & LAND TRIBUNAL (L.R), KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONERATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.23389 of 2010 (W) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 6th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T According to the petitioner, due to the pendency of a vigilance case, which was finalised by imposing a punishment of ceusure, his promotions were denied. Subsequently, by Exts.P3 to P5 promotions were granted as Deputy Tahsildar and Tahsildar with retrospective effect. Now what the petitioner claims is Grade promotion as Tahsildar and further promotion as Deputy Collector. It is seen that this claim has been made by the petitioner by filing Exts.P6 & P7 representations before respondents 2 & 1 respectively. Having regard to the pendency of Ext.P7 before the 1 st respondent, I direct the 1 st respondent to consider the claim of the petitioner and pass orders thereon. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg