IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 6155 of 2010(T)
1. MUHAMMAD SHA K.P., FISHERIES
... Petitioner
2. K.PRABHAKARAN, FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
3. V.KARTHIKEYAN, FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
Vs
1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED
... Respondent
2. THE DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES,
For Petitioner :SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON (SR.)
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN
Dated :22/03/2010
O R D E R
S. SIRI JAGAN, J
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W.P.(C.) No.6155 of 2010
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Dated this the 22nd day of March 2010
J U D G M E N T
The petitioners raise a complaint regarding seniority.
According to them, their juniors have been given benefit of
seniority above the petitioners. The petitioners have filed
Exts.P4, P5 and P6 complaint in this regard before the 1st
respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st
respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4, P5 and P6
expeditiously.
2. The learned Government Pleader submits that the
claim of the petitioners is hit by delay and laches and also by the
‘sit back’ theory. I am of opinion that these are all matters which
the 1st respondent should consider when Exts.P4, P5 and P6 are
disposed of.
3. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a
direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on
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Exts.P4, P5 and P6 after affording an opportunity of being heard
to the petitioners as well as all others who may be affected by
such a decision as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within
four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE
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