IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2010 / 7TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 17583 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ M.SREEDHARAN, S/O.KUNHIKANNAN, AGED 53 YEARS, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, O/O.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, TRIVANDRUM-14. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED FAZIL M.P. FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.17583/09 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D6/1011/08/DPI(ii) OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D1/62001/(2)/07/DPI OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 17583 OF 2009 (P) ===================== Dated this the 29th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's claim in this writ petition was for promotion to the post of Senior Superintendent in the Education Department. 2. It is now submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, he has been promoted and what remains is his claim for retrospectivity. Therefore, writ petition is closed leaving it open to the petitioner to claim retrospectivity to his promotion before the departmental authorities. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp