IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 2ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26807 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: 1. V.C UNNIKRISHNAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. CHATHAN, VENGASSERY HOUSE, IRINJALAKUDA, NOW WORKING AS SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CITY POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. K.T. PREMJAN, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHALAKUDY. 3. P.V. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNAMKULAM. 4. K.V. KOCHUMON, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CITY TRAFFIC, THRISSUR. 5. P.ACHUTHANANDAN, SUB INSPECTOR OF PLICE, MANGALAM DAM POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 6. N.K. KUMARAN, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALAMPUZHA. 7. C.RAJAPPAN, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SREEKRISHNAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERA OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THRISSUR RANGE. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 26807 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th September,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners challenge Ext.P3 final rank list issued by the Director General of Police, the 2nd respondent. A similar challenge was considered in WPC No.26066 of 2009, wherein, I permitted the petitioners therein who are also aggrieved persons, to file an appeal against final rank list under Rule 27B of Part II, K.S & S.S.R and also directed that further promotions on the strength of the final rank list shall be effected only after taking a decision on the appeal to be preferred by the petitioners, which was directed to be done on or before 25.3.2010. The said directions are applicable to the case of the petitioners herein also. 2. Accordingly, if the petitioners prefer an appeal against Ext.P3 within two weeks from today, before the Government, the Government shall consider the said appeal along with other appeals against Ext.P3 final seniority list and dispose of the same within the period W.P ( C) No. 26807 of 2009 2 already mentioned in WPC No.26066 of 2009. I have made it clear that the directions issued in the above-mentioned judgment as regards promotion on the strength of the rank list will be applicable to the present case also. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 26807 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 26807 of 2009 4