IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 627 of 2007(Y)
1. V.V.BABU,
... Petitioner
2. A.K.VISWAMBHARAN,
3. M.M.STALIN,
4. P.P.VENU,
5. T.C.AYYAPPAN,
6. K.C.HARIHARAN,
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY
... Respondent
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,
3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,
For Petitioner :SRI.S.SREEKUMAR
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.K.DENESAN
Dated :20/02/2007
O R D E R
K.K. DENESAN, J.
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Dated this the 20th February, 2007
J U D G M E N T
The petitioners are Sub Inspectors of Police. It
is contended that they have not been assigned the
correct date of promotion as Sub Inspectors of Police
on regularisation of similarly situated incumbents in
that category and consequently, they are not assigned
proper seniority in the provisional seniority list
published by the 3rd respondent vide Ext. P6.
Petitioners 1 to 5 have filed objections against the
provisional seniority list as discernible from Exts. P9
to P12 and P7. Petitioner No. 6 has not filed any
objection. Pending consideration of the objections and
pending finalisation of Ext. P6 seniority list, the 3rd
respondent has prepared Ext. P8 promotion list for
promoting Sub Inspectors of Police as Circle Inspectors
of Police. It is the contention of the petitioners
that juniors find place in Ext. P8 and the petitioners
have been overlooked for no fault of them.
2. In order to go deeper into the above contention
it is necessary that the 3rd respondent shall consider
the merit of the objections raised by petitioners 1 to
5 in the representations filed by them as stated above
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and shall come out with the final seniority list as
early as possible. Accordingly, there shall be an
order directing the 3rd respondent to consider Exts. P9
to P12 and P7 on merits and in accordance with law, if
necessary after affording an opportunity of being heard
to the petitioners 1 to 5 and any other Sub Inspector
of Police who may be affected by the decision of the 3rd
respondent and finalise Ext. P6 provisional seniority
list within two months from the date of receipt of a
copy of the judgment. Depending upon the order to be
passed on the above objections as also the ranks to be
assigned or re-assigned to the incumbents shown
therein, the claim of the petitioners for inclusion in
Ext. P8 shall be taken up immediately. The writ
petition is disposed of with the above directions.
The petitioner shall produce a copy of the
judgment and a copy of the writ petition before the 3rd
respondent for information and compliance.
K.K. DENESAN
JUDGE
jan/