IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2009 / 11TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1907 of 2006(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. VISWANATHAN.A.P. LINE MAN, P.W.D. ELECTRICAL SECTION II, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 2. KRISHNANKUTTY.T. LINE MAN, P.W.D.ELECTRICAL SECTION NO.I, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 3. RAJAN.K. LINE MAN, P.W.D. ELECTRICAL SECTION NO.I, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP, BY THE SECRETARY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D.(ADMN), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SHRI P. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 5.4.1997 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 21/7/1999 EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF OBJECTION FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE R2 EXT.P4-TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS OF R2 DATED 30.4.2005 EXT.P5-TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO R2 DATED 8.6.2006 // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1907 of 2006-B - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Lineman in P.W.D. Electrical Section in various offices mentioned in the writ petition. They have entered service during 1990 as Helper (Electrical) as recruited through the Public Service Commission. The substantial grievance raised in the writ petition is that they have not been sanctioned the time bound higher grade as sanctioned to a similarly situated person, as per Ext.P4. Seeking for similar relief, the first petitioner has approached the Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Administration), by filing Ext.P5 representation. The petitioners seek for a direction to the second respondent Chief Engineer to pass orders on Ext.P5. 2. Heard learned Govt. Pleader also. 3. In the light of the fact that Ext.P5 representation is pending, there will be a direction to the second respondent Chief Engineer to pass orders on Ext.P5 representation submitted by the first petitioner. It is pointed out that other petitioners will make similar representations within two weeks from today. The second respondent will consider the said representations WPC 1907/2006 2 also along with Ext.P5, as directed above. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/