IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 28TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 35708 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SIJU JOSEPH, ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, KSRTC, NORTH PARAVOOR, (KALLUMKULAM HOUSE ERUMATHALA P.O., CHUNANGUMVELI, ALUVA). BY ADV. MR.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE EXECUTION DIRECTOR (OPERATION) AND SECRETARY, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTION DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION), KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SRI.V.N.SALIRAJ, DEPOT ENGINEER, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. SRI.K.C.SREENIVAS, DEPOT ENGINEER, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NORTH PARAVOOR. ADV. MR.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC FOR R1 TO 3 SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC,KSRTC FOR R1-3,6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 35708 of 2007(A) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: ORDER NO.PLC-10-023625/03 DTD. 8.12.2003 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P2: MEMO NO.PL-2-0350/07/PBVR DTD. 7.3.2007 ISSUED BY ATO, PERUMBAVOOR. EXT.P2(a): MEMO NO.E1-2273/07/PRR DTD. 30.7.2007 ISSUED BY ATO, NORTH PARAVOOR. EXT.P3: ORDER NO.1003/GL2/2007/RTC/TVM DTD. 24.10.2007 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P4: MEMO NO.RW2-2834/2003/ALY DTD.23.12.2003 ISSUED BY WORKS MANAGER, RW, ALUVA. EXT.P5: GRADE PROMOTION RULES. EXT.P6: MEMO NO.PL-10-6088/06 DTD. 15.12.2006 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P7: MEMO NO.PL-10-000075/07 DTD. 11.5.2007 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P7(a): MEMO NO.PL-9-000925/07 DTD. 26.11.2007 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P8: JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.12721/2005(M) DTD. 19.10.2006. EXT.P9: REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R1 DTD. 7.11.2007. EXT.P10: REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R1 DTD.28.7.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // P. A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.35708 Of 2007 ---------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the 1st respondent to promote the petitioner as Depot Engineer with effect from the date on which his juniors i.e., 4th and 5th respondents were promoted to those posts. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Ext.P10 representation is pending consideration before the 1st respondent and that a direction may be issued to the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P10 representation within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. In the facts and circumstances stated above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P10 representation, within a period of one month from today, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-