IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1848 of 2009(T) PETITIONER: RAJAN.N.V., LECTURER (CIVIL) GOVT. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.BABU SRI.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS: 1. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERMENT DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) NO. 1848 OF 2009 T ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 27th January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner states that he was promoted as Lecturer (Civil) and appointed in Government Polytechnic College, Kannur on 22.2.2000 with effect from 22.10.1999. It is stated that the promotion was effected as ordered by the Government to promote qualified Assistant Lecturers as Lecturers by upgrading the post of Assistant Lecturer. The petitioner states that he was promoted along with fourteen other persons. The grievance of the petitioner is that his service is not regularized though it was done in the case of six others who were promoted along with the petitioner. The petitioner submitted Ext.P2 representation dated 26.8.2006 to the Director of Technical Education, requesting to declare the probation of the petitioner and to grant the increment. It is stated that the petitioner submitted Ext.P3 representation to the Member of Legislative Assembly, which was replied by the Honourable Minister for Education as per Ext.P4. Ext.P4 shows that Ext.P3 representation was forwarded to the Director of Technical Education for consideration. 2. The reliefs prayed for in the Writ Petition are the following: W.P.(C) NO.1848 OF 2009 :: 2 :: “*i) issue writ of mandamus or such other writ or direction directing the 1st respondent to declare the probation of the petitioner for the post of Lecturer (Civil) with all consequential benefits within such time that this Hon'ble High Court may be pleased to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case; (ii) issue writ of mandamus or such other writ or direction directing the 1st respondent to grant all the benefits including the salary increment from 22/2/99 by regularizing the service of the petitioner; (iii) any other relief that this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied for the present, if a direction is issued to the Director of Technical Education to dispose of Ext.P2 representation expeditiously. Learned Government Pleader submitted that the Director of Technical Education would dispose of Ext.P2 representation without delay. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of as follows: a) The Director of Technical Education shall consider and dispose of Ext.P2 representation dated 26.8.2006 submitted by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. W.P.(C) NO.1848 OF 2009 :: 3 :: b) The petitioner shall produce a copy of the Writ Petition and certified copy of the judgment before the Director of Technical Education. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/