IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 2154 of 2008(F)
1. R.BALACHANDRAN, RATIONING INSPECTOR,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE
... Respondent
2. THE COMMISSIONER, FOOD AND CIVIL
3. THE DIRECTOR, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES,
For Petitioner :SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI
For Respondent :GOVERNMENT PLEADER
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI
Dated :28/01/2008
O R D E R
V.GIRI, J
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W.P.(C).2154/2008
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Dated this the 28th day of January, 2008
JUDGMENT
The challenge in this writ petition is essentially
against Ext.P5 which is a provisional seniority list of
Officers in the cadre of Rationing Inspectors for
deputation to the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation
as on 31.12.2007. Learned Government Pleader points out
that Ext.P5 is only a provisional list and the petitioner has
filed his objections thereto. Learned counsel for the
petitioner, Mr. Rajasekharan Pillai, points out that the
petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Assistant Taluk
Supply Officer and actually his juniors have already been
promoted. He further submits that he had been promoted
as Assistant Taluk Supply Officer, he would not have been
included in Ext.P5 list. It is further submitted that once
his seniority is finalized, it is quite possible that the
petitioner would be excluded therefrom.
2. After having heard both sides, Writ petition is
disposed of directing the third respondent to finalize the
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seniority list of the officers in the Cadre of Rationing
Inspectors for deputation to the Kerala State Civil
Supplies Corporation within a period of two months
from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after
hearing the petitioner and any other affected person.
3. It is made clear that if the petitioner is deputed to
the Civil Supplies Corporation, in the meanwhile, it shall
be subject to the final seniority list. It is further made
clear that if the petitioner is found eligible for promotion
to the post of Assistant Taluk Supply Officer, in the
course of implementation of the directions contained in
Ext.P1 judgment, and even if the petitioner is included
in the final seniority list to be published in terms of the
directions issued, the same will be reviewed on the basis
of his promotion as Assistant Taluk Supply Officer.
V.GIRI,
Judge
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