IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 3700 of 2009(M)
1. G.SIVARAJAN,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY
... Respondent
2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS,
For Petitioner :SRI.K.JAJU BABU
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN
Dated :12/02/2009
O R D E R
T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J
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W.P.(C) No.3700 of 2009
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Dated this the 27th day of February, 2009
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is working as Special Grade Secretary in
Wadakanchery Grama Panchayat. He is working in the said cadre
from 18.09.1996. The petitioner has passed Minority Language Test
in Tamil, conducted by the Public Service Commission. Petitioner is
the beneficiary of Rule 9(d) of Part II K.S.&S.S.R.
2. The next promotion post is that of Performance Audit
Supervisor/Senior Superintendent in the Panchayat Service. The
benefit of Rule 9(d) has been extended upto the cadre of Taluk
Panchayat Officer. It is evidenced as Ext.P1. The post of Taluk
Panchayat Officer has now been re-designated as Performance Audit
Supervisor. The petitioner has made a request by way of Ext.P2
claiming promotion.
3. The main relief sought in the writ petition is for a direction
to the second respondent to promote the petitioner as Performance
Audit Supervisor in one of the vacancies available in the Tamil
Lingistic Minority Areas like Thiruvananthapuram, Peerumedu,
Adimaly, Nedumkandom etc. or in the alternative direct the second
respondent to consider Exts.P2 and P5 under Rule 9(d) of K.S.&S.S.R
in the light of Exts.P1 and P3.
wpc:3700/2009
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4. Since Exts.P2 and P5 are pending before the second respondent,
there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass
orders on Exts.P2 and P5 in accordance with the relevant provisions of
KS & SSR along with the applications, if any, submitted by other eligible
officers. Appropriate orders shall be passed 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
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