IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34939 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.PRABHAKARAN, DUPLICATING OFFICER (RTD.), PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE, KANNUR, NOW RESIDING AT SUPRABHA, OOLAYIKKARA, P.O.PACHAPOIKA, KANNUR-670 643. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE (FARMS) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 34939 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 22nd day of November, 2010. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a retired duplicating office of the Principal Agriculture Office, Kannur. According to the petitioner, while he was in service, the petitioner was not given higher grade promotion to which the petitioner was eligible. The petitioner filed Ext. P1 representation before the 1st respondent in respect of the same. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P1 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P1 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.