IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2011 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10583 of 2011(W) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ 1. SUNIL VARGHESE, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, FARMERS TRAINING CENTRE, PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. PRADEEP P.V., AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 033. ADV.MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10583 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Agricultural Assistants with the qualification of B.Sc in Agriculture. Certain ratio/quota has been prescribed for various categories of Agricultural Assistants for promotion to the post of Agricultural Officers depending on qualifications possessed by them. The petitioners have certain grievances regarding implementation of the ratio fixed and the clarifications issued by the Government in respect of an earlier Government Order on the subject. Airing their grievances, the petitioners have filed Exts.P6 and P7 representations before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd