IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 10TH JULY 2008 / 19TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20750 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.RAJAPPAN ASARI, S/O.CHELLAPPAN ASARI AGED 62 YEARS, ASSISTANT SECURITY OFFICER (RETIRED SECRETARIAT TRIVANDRUM (RESIDING AT L.R. NIVAS KARAKKAMANDAPAM.P.O.,NEMOM, TRIVANDRUM BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT: ------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SECRETARAIT,TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 20750 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner retired from Security Service as an Assistant Security officer on 30.9.2000. He was promoted to said post by Exhibit P1 order dated 13.4.2000 while he was working as Head Guard. According to the petitioner similarly situated persons were promoted as Security officers on a provisional basis and they had also retired from service. Accordingly on the basis of Exhibits P2 and P3 orders dated 15.11.2002 and 13.4.2005, petitioner sent a representation to the Honourable Chief Minister as per Exhibit P4 dated 12.7.2006 six year after his retirement. This was met with Exhibit P5. He was promoted to the said post in 2000 and was granted such promotions as he was eligible. His request for retrospective effect was turned down. The plea for review by the petitioner is also rejected under Exhibit P7. Exhibits P5 and P7 have been challenged in this writ W.P ( C) No. 20750 of 2008 2 petition. 2. In my view, petitioner’s claim for retrospective effect of his promotion to the post of Asst. Security Officer and further promotions on the said post is highly belated. Representation sent to the Chief Minister six years after his retirement was not adequate as such. In these circumstances, I do not think it is justified on the part of the petitioner to require the Government to go back for a period of another 10 years and find out whether the petitioner should have been promoted as Asst. Security Officer and then proceed to give due promotion as such. The writ petition is dismissed. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 20750 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No. 20750 of 2008 4