IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2008 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17911 of 2008(G) PETITIONERS: 1. K.C.RAMACHANDRAN, HEAD CLERK, OFFICE OF THE KOZHIKODE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 2. P.P. RAJAN, HEAD CLERK, THIRUNELLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MANANTHAVADY-VIA, WAYANAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KOZHIKODE, 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, WAYANAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 17911 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners who joined service as Bill Collector were later promoted as LDC and UDC. Since the petitioners belong to Scheduled Caste community, the acquisition of departmental test qualification was not insisted upon for promoting the petitioners, instead the petitioners were permitted to acquire the qualification within three years of their promotion. On the ground that they did not acquire the test qualification, they were reverted. They acquired the test qualification in December 1990 and June, 1991 and they were regularly promoted as UDC. According to the petitioners, they ought not have been reverted by Ext.P2 because they were entitled to three years exemption from test qualification. The petitioners have submitted Exts.P7 and P8 representations before the Director of Panchayat. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that the petitioners claim in this regard is very belated. I do not propose to go into the merits of the petitioners' contention. It is up to WPC.17911 /2008 2 the Director of panchayat to consider the petitioners' claim as contained in Exts.P7 and P8. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 and P8, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V. GIRI, JUDGE. pmn/ WPC.17911 /2008 3