IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2009 / 18TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 26747 of 2007(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. RAVEENDRAN V.P., S/O E.ANANDAN, SR. SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT, KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PEECHI, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680653. 2. K.F.GEORGE, S/O K.P.FRANCIS, SR. SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT, KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PEECHI, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680653. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.), SRI.ANTONY C. ETTUKETTIL, SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.). RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT (STED), "SASHTRABHAVAN", PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT (KSCSTE), "SASTHRABHAVAN", PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT. 3. THE KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PEECHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 4. DR. J.K.SHARMA, DIRECTOR, KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PEECHI. *THE NAME OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT IS REMOVED AND THE 4TH RESPONDENT IS RETAINED AS “THE DIRECTOR, KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PEECHI” AT THE RISK OF THE PETITIONER AS PER ORDER DTD. 19/12/08 IN I.A. 13436/07. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR, R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.A.AHAMED, SC, K.S.C.T.E, R3 BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM, ADV. SMT.K.P.SANTHI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.26747/2007-H: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. G.49/KFRI/ESTT/93 DTD. 01/02/2003 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. G. 49/KFRI/3STT/93 DTD. 01/02/2003. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE KFRI RECRUITMENT RULES, 1982. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE RECRUITMENT RULES OF STAFF WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON 07/10/1985. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE CSIR SERVICE RULES, 1994 FOR RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL & SUPPORT STAFF, 1994. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF CSIR FAQs. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE R.3. NO. G. 34/KFRI/ESTT./ST DTD. 20/07/1996. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF SEC..I, PART-IV OF THE KSCSTE RULES. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF GO (P) NO.82/99/STED DTD. 02/08/1999. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE NOTE NO. G.49/KFRI/.. ESTT./93 DTD. 04/09/2001. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. G49/KFRI/..ESTT/93 DTD. 16/11/2002 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. G32/. KFRI/ESTT/88 DTD. 06/09/2001 OF THE R.3. EXT.P.13: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. G.32. KFRI/ESTT./88 DTD. 31/12/2001 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EXT.P.14: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. CESS/AD.1.. ASSESS (S & T) 2003 DTD. 05/01/2004 ISSUED BY THE CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES. EXT.P.15: COPY OF THE JOINT REPRESENTATION DTD. 16/05/2005 SENT BY PETITIONERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STAFF. EXT.P.16: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF ANNUAL REPORT 2002-03 OF THE R.3. EXT.P.17: COPY OF THE NOTE NO. G. 49/KFRI/.. ESTT.93/DTD. 12/01/2006 OF R.3. INSTITUTE. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.26747 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th January,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner approached this Court by filing this writ petition seeking to quash the decision dated 20.4.2005 taken by the Executive Committee of the 2nd respondent, not to approve the proposal to promote the petitioners in the post of Scientist-B as mentioned in the letter dated 4.1.2006. Petitioner has prayed other reliefs in the writ petition. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner will be satisfied by a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit-P15 representation, expeditiously. 3. Therefore, the 2nd respondent will take a decision on Exhibit-P15 representation, within a period of six weeks 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 2 3