{"id":196046,"date":"2007-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-sreeganesan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-2-january-2007"},"modified":"2019-01-06T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T08:45:15","slug":"p-sreeganesan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-2-january-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-sreeganesan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-2-january-2007","title":{"rendered":"P.Sreeganesan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 2 January, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.Sreeganesan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 2 January, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 196 of 2007(W)\n\n\n1. P.SREEGANESAN PILLAI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. J.SURESH KUMAR,\n3. SACHU G.,\n4. G.VIKRAMAN PILLAI,\n5. RASHEED S.,\n6. SIRAJUDEEN M.,\n7. S.CHEMBAKAM,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, (HRM),\n\n3. ANTONY WILFRED,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.V.THAMBAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.K.DENESAN\n\n Dated :02\/01\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                                 K.K.DENESAN, J\n\n                         -------------------------------\n\n                           W.P.(C)NO. 196 of 2007\n\n                         -------------------------------\n\n                   Dated this the 2nd day  of January, 2007\n\n\n\n                                    JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>        The   petitioners   are   working   as   Meter   Readers   under   the<\/p>\n<p>respondent   Board.   Exts.P4   to   P10   representations   filed   by   them   are<\/p>\n<p>pending   with   the   second   respondent.   The   request   made   by   the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners is that they should be given the benefit of promotion to the<\/p>\n<p>post   of   Meter   Reader   with   effect   from   the   date   of   occurrence   of<\/p>\n<p>vacancy and not from the date of order of promotion.\n<\/p>\n<p>        2. Legal Laision Officer for the respondents 1 and 2 submits that<\/p>\n<p>the   grievance   of   the   petitioners   will   be   looked   into   and   appropriate<\/p>\n<p>decision will be taken.\n<\/p>\n<p>        3. in the above circumstances, it is not necessary to issue notice<\/p>\n<p>to respondents 3 and 4.\n<\/p>\n<p>        4.   The   writ   petition   is   disposed   of   directing   the   second<\/p>\n<p>respondent   to   afford   an   opportunity   of   being   heard   to   the   first<\/p>\n<p>petitioner on his behalf as also  on behalf of the other petitioners and<\/p>\n<p>to   the   3rd  and   4th  respondents   and   to   take   appropriate   decision,   in<\/p>\n<p>accordance   with   law,   within   two   months   on   the   first   petitioner<\/p>\n<p>producing a copy of the judgment.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                           K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>css\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.P.(C)No.                                            2<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.Sreeganesan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 2 January, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 196 of 2007(W) 1. P.SREEGANESAN PILLAI, &#8230; Petitioner 2. J.SURESH KUMAR, 3. SACHU G., 4. G.VIKRAMAN PILLAI, 5. RASHEED S., 6. SIRAJUDEEN M., 7. S.CHEMBAKAM, Vs 1. 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