IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11023 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K. PRABHAKUMARAN, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, P.F SECTION, OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. RAVEENDRAN.P.V, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, O/O SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BUILDING & AND LOCAL WORKS, SOUTH CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (B), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (H), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 11023 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Administrative Assistants in the Kerala Public Works Department. Earlier, on being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents in convening the Departmental Promotion Committee, the petitioners approached this Court by filing W.P.(C). No.29025/2009. The same was disposed of by Ext.P7 judgment dated 22.10.2009 with a direction to the respondents to convene the Departmental Promotion Committee to prepare select list for effecting promotions to the post of Administrative Assistants. In compliance with the said direction, DPC was convened and from the consequently drawn select list the petitioners were given promotion as Administrative Assistants with effect from 28.1.2010. The claim of the petitioners is that they are entitled to get promotion as Administrative Assistants with retrospective effect from 1.4.2009 and also that they are entitled to get all consequential benefits. Raising such claims and contentions that they have approached the first respondent by filing Exts.P9 and P10 respectively. The said representations are still pending before the first respondent, it is submitted. W.P.(C) NO.11023/2010 2 2. In view of the aforesaid factual position, without making any observation as to the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P9 and P10 respectively submitted by the petitioners, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While looking into the grievance raised by the petitioners as per Ext.P9 and P10, the first respondent shall also look into Ext.P5. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.11023/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C). NO.11023 /2010 JUDGMENT 30th March, 2010