IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2008 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 25826 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.K.HARIDASAN, ASST.ENGINEER (TEMPORARY) PORINGALKUTHU POWER HOUSE, GENERATION SUB DIVISION CHALAKKUDY. BY ADV. SRI.BIJI MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HR), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MOHANAN.E.C., ASST. ENGINEER, TMR DIVISION, K S E BOARD, ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.S.ANIL FOR R1 TO R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.25826 of 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd November, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Assistant Engineer (Temporary) in the Kerala State Electricity Board. He entered service as Sub Engineer (Electrical). At the time of entry in service, he had a Diploma in Electrical Engineering. Later, he passed AMIE which is equivalent to B.Tech Degree in Electricial Engineering. The petitioner's grievance is that he has not been regularly promoted as Electrical Engineer either in the quota reserved for diploma holders or in the quota reserved for degree holders. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner brought to my notice that by order passed on 17.9.2008, the second respondent Chief Engineer has promoted the petitioner to the post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical) on a regular basis with effect from 15.6.2004. The learned counsel for the petitioner W.P.(C) No.25826/2008 2 also submitted that the petitioner is entitled to be promoted on a regular basis with effect from 30.4.2002 and that leaving open the petitioner's claims and contentions in that regard and reserving liberty with him to challenge the order dated 17.9.2008, to the extent it is adverse to him, this writ petition may be closed. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner now stands regularly promoted as Assistant Engineer (Electrical) by order dated 17.9.2008, referred to above, the grievance raised by the petitioner stands substantially redressed. This Writ Petition is accordingly closed reserving liberty with the petitioner to challenge the order dated 17.9.2008, if he is aggrieved thereby. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE nj.