IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 215 of 2011(B) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. JAYAKUMAR E.K.,ASSISTANT ENGINEER(CIVIL) GENERATION CIRCLE, K.S.E.B., THRISSUR. 2. SUDHEESH K.N., ASSISTANT ENGINEER(CIVIL) CHIMMONY SMALL HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT, K.S.E.B., CHIMMONY DAM PO, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI. K.K. GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI. M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI. P.MOHANDAS SRI. MATHEW SUNNY SRI. ANOOP V. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (K.S.E.B. IN SHORT), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (H.R.M.), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. K.S. ANIL, SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.215 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Assistant Engineers (Civil) in the Kerala State Electricity Board. They are diploma holders. In the Kerala State Electricity Board, promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineers is in the ratio of 3:1 among degree holders and diploma holders. The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that the promotions are being made far in excess of the quota prescribed in favour of the degree holders. Against the same, the petitioners have filed Exts.P7 and P8 representations before the second respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 and P8 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Standing Counsel for the K.S.E.Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 and P8, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.215//11 2 W.P.(C)No.215//11 3