IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2009 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 11345 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- T.S.KRISHNAMANY, SENIOR STENOGRAPHER, COIR BOARD, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, COCHI-16. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE COIR BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEAD OFFICE, COIR BOARD, COIR HOUSE, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, COIR BOARD, COIR HOUSE, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI. ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.11345 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th April,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Senior Stenographer under the 1st respondent. He was originally appointed as Junior Stenographer in the year 1986 and was later promoted as Investigator in the scale of Rs.1400-2300. Again he was designated as Senior Stenographer in the same scale by Exhibit-P2. 2. The promotion post of Investigator and Senior Stenographer and also Assistants are the feeder category to the post of Section Officer. The post of Section Officer carries higher scale. The petitioner was promoted along with one Smt. K.R. Nalini Devi to the post of Investigator as per Exhibit-P1 and later she was promoted as Section Officer in the year 2006. As per Exhibit-P3 order one Smt. C.P.Swamala has been promoted. It is pointed out that the said person ought to have been promoted only after promoting the petitioner. Petitioner submitted a W.P ( C) No.11345 of 2009 2 representation objecting to the same. It is also pointed out that so far no action has been taken to consider his grievance. According to him, he has again filed Exhibit-P5 before the respondents. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the respondents. 4. Petitioner seeks for a direction to respondents to consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P5. Exhibit-P5 is only dated 20.3.2009. Respondents will take a decision on Exhibit-P5 after hearing the petitioner and any other person affected, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.11345 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.11345 of 2009 4