{"id":254406,"date":"2008-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-k-beenakumari-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-february-2008"},"modified":"2017-05-21T03:29:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T21:59:06","slug":"v-k-beenakumari-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-february-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-k-beenakumari-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-february-2008","title":{"rendered":"V.K. Beenakumari vs State Of Kerala on 22 February, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
V.K. Beenakumari vs State Of Kerala on 22 February, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 2698 of 2008(U)\n\n\n1. V.K. BEENAKUMARI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. K.P. ABDUL AZEEZ,\n\n3. COMMISSIONER,\n\n4. DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE(HIGHER)\n\n5. COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES &\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.C.P.MOHAMMED NIAS\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI\n\n Dated :22\/02\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                  V.GIRI,J.\n\n                            -------------------------\n\n                       W.P ( C) No<\/a>. 2698  of 2008\n\n                           --------------------------\n\n                Dated this the 22nd  February, 2008\n\n\n                             J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
      Petitioner,   who   is   presently   working   as   Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioner   in   the   Department   of   Commercial   Taxes,   is<\/p>\n
aggrieved   by   the   delay   on   the   part   of   the   Government   in<\/p>\n
effecting promotions to the post of Joint Commissioner ,  in spite<\/p>\n
of   vacancies   existing   in   that   post   from   1.7.2006.     Petitioner’s<\/p>\n
claim in that behalf was directed to be considered by this Court<\/p>\n
as per the order in I.A.14226 of 2007 in W.P(C)No.9989 of 2005.\n<\/p>\n
Government   considered   the   petitioner’s   case   and   rejected   it<\/p>\n
under Exhibit P5.  Government does not, at this stage, propose to<\/p>\n
fill   up   the   vacancy   by   way   of   provisional   promotion.     As     as<\/p>\n
regards regular promotion, the stand taken is that Government is<\/p>\n
not   in   a   position   to   finalise   the   seniority   list   of   Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioner, which  is obviously  necessary to convene   a DPC<\/p>\n
and effect regular promotion.  Exhibit P5 has been challenged in<\/p>\n
this writ petition.\n<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                                       2<\/span><\/p>\n
        2.       Petitioner has further challenged Exhibit P3 by which<\/p>\n
the 2nd  respondent who was occupying  the  post of Joint Labour<\/p>\n
Commissioner till 30th  June 2006 (whose retirement gave rise to<\/p>\n
the   vacancy   which   is   currently   existing)   has   been   appointed   as<\/p>\n
Consultant (Law) at the Centre for Taxation Studies.  Apparently,<\/p>\n
the   engagement   of   the   2nd  respondent   under   Exhibit   P3   was<\/p>\n
further  extended  by  a  period  of  one  year   from  the    1st   of  July,<\/p>\n
2007.     These   actions   are   challenged   by   the   petitioner   on   the<\/p>\n
premise   that   apparently   the   2nd  respondent,   post   retirement   is<\/p>\n
acting   as   defecato   Joint   Commissioner   and   that   there   is   no<\/p>\n
necessity to engage the services of a retired person.   It is only to<\/p>\n
help   the   2nd   respondent   that   the   Government   has   refused   to<\/p>\n
consider     even   provisional   promotion   to   the   post   of   Joint<\/p>\n
Commissioner, it is contended.\n<\/p>\n
        3.       A   statement   has   been   filed   by   the   Government<\/p>\n
refuting   these   aspects.     That   the   engagement   of   the   2nd<\/p>\n
respondent   was   effected   considering   his   legal   acumen   and<\/p>\n
proven   expertise   in   helping   the   Government     to   defend     tax<\/p>\n
matters.  This has nothing to do  with the filling or non-filling up<\/p>\n
of   the   post   of   Joint   Commissioner   (Law).     The   allegation<\/p>\n
regarding     any   undue   indulgence   being   shown   to   the   2nd<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                                         3<\/span><\/p>\n
respondent   has also been refuted.\n<\/p>\n
        4.       A   counter   affidavit   has   been   filed   by   the   2nd<\/p>\n
respondent.  It is contended that  he was offered the engagement<\/p>\n
as Consultant  (Law) under Exhibit P3, not on his application  but<\/p>\n
after the Governing body of the Centre for Taxation Studies had<\/p>\n
taken   a   decision   at   the   highest   level,   to   utilize   his   services.\n<\/p>\n
Apparently, the Chief Minister and the Minister for  Finance are<\/p>\n
also members of the governing body.   He renders such services<\/p>\n
as   he   can,   going   by   the   considerable   experience   he   had<\/p>\n
accumulated over the years in  conducting matters on   behalf of<\/p>\n
the  Government  both before this Court and before the Supreme<\/p>\n
Court.  Neither Exhibit P3 nor Exhibit P4 has anything to do with<\/p>\n
the delay in finalization of the provisional seniority list of Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioners and the delay in effecting promotions to the post<\/p>\n
of Joint Commissioner.\n<\/p>\n
        5.       I   heard   the   Learned   counsel   for   the   petitioner<\/p>\n
Mr.B.Gopakumar and the learned Government Pleader Mr.Bejoy<\/p>\n
Chandran and Sri. Mohammed Nias, learned counsel for the 2nd<\/p>\n
respondent.  In my view, there  is nothing which suggests  a link<\/p>\n
between the engagement of 2nd respondent as a Consultant (Law)<\/p>\n
in   the   Centre   for   Taxation   Studies,   as   per   Exhibits   P3   and   P4<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                                         4<\/span><\/p>\n
with   the   delay  on  the   part  of  the  Government     in  finalizing  the<\/p>\n
seniority list of Deputy Commissioners.   Adequate reasons have<\/p>\n
been given by the Government in the statement filed by them   I<\/p>\n
am not able to find any illegality as such  in the decision taken to<\/p>\n
avail   the   services   of   the   2nd  respondent   as   a   Consultant   (Law).\n<\/p>\n
Once   the   services   are   decided   to   be   utilized,     there   is   nothing<\/p>\n
wrong   in   enabling   him   to   give   his   best,   in   serving   the<\/p>\n
Government as such.  Apparently, his legal acumen or  expertise<\/p>\n
in     handling   matters   on   behalf   of   the   Government   has   been<\/p>\n
considered as valuable by the Government.  This court would  be<\/p>\n
slow in  interfering  with the decision  as reflected in Exhibits P3<\/p>\n
and   P4,   unless   there   is   a   demonstrated   case   of   malafides   or<\/p>\n
statutory infraction, I am not able to detect any in this case.\n<\/p>\n
        6.       In so far as the petitioner’s claim for promotion to the<\/p>\n
post of Joint Commissioner is concerned, obviously she is entitled<\/p>\n
to   be   considered   for   promotion   to   the   said   post.     Petitioner<\/p>\n
contends   that   she   is   the   senior   most     amongst   the   Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioners.     Therefore,   if   regular   promotions   are   effected<\/p>\n
there is absolutely no reason why she should not be promoted, it<\/p>\n
is contended.  The post of Joint Commissioner is a selection post<\/p>\n
and it  is  upto   the   Government  to  fill   up  the  same.    Apparently,<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                                          5<\/span><\/p>\n
the delay in finalizing the seniority list of Deputy Commissioner<\/p>\n
is   due   to   pendency   of   certain   writ     petitions   before   this   Court,<\/p>\n
according to the Government.  Learned counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n
Mr. Gopakumar points out that there is no order of restraint  by<\/p>\n
this   Court   against   the   finalization   of   the   seniority   list   and   the<\/p>\n
reason given by the Government in this regard does not seems to<\/p>\n
be   tenable.     But   the   decision   to   fill   up   the   post   which   is<\/p>\n
essentially   a   selection   post   is   ultimately   vested   with   the<\/p>\n
Government.     In   the   facts   and   circumstances   of   the   case,   I<\/p>\n
consider   it   appropriate   to   direct   the   Government   to   take   a<\/p>\n
decision   on   the   question   as   to   whether   the   existing   vacancy   in<\/p>\n
the post of Joint Commissioner  is to be filled  up.   This  shall  be<\/p>\n
done without reference to the pendency of writ petition No.9989<\/p>\n
of   2005.   At   any   rate,   if   the   Government   decides   that   orders   of<\/p>\n
promotion   could   be   made   only   after   getting   clarifications   from<\/p>\n
this Court, it is perfectly open to them to do so.   There does not<\/p>\n
seem   to   be   any   justification   in   not   taking   a   decision   in   that<\/p>\n
behalf.\n<\/p>\n
        7.       Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that even if<\/p>\n
the   Government   decides   to   defer   the   question   of   regular<\/p>\n
promotion there is nothing that stands in the way of provisional<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                                            6<\/span><\/p>\n
promotion   being   effected   in   the   absence   of   select   list.     This   is<\/p>\n
especially   so   when   the   eligible   incumbents   are     impending<\/p>\n
retirement.  Petitioner is due to retire in 2009, it is submitted.\n<\/p>\n
        In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition<\/p>\n
is disposed of in the following terms:\n<\/p>\n
         i)       The 1st respondent shall take a decision as to whether<\/p>\n
                  the   existing   vacancy   of   Joint   Commissioner   in   the<\/p>\n
                  Department of Commercial Taxes is to be filled up on<\/p>\n
                  a  regular   basis   by     effecting   regular   promotion   from<\/p>\n
                  among the Deputy Commissioners.  This shall be done<\/p>\n
                  within   a   period   of   two   months   from   today.       Such<\/p>\n
                  decision   shall   be   taken   without   reference   to   the<\/p>\n
                  pendency of Writ Petition No.9989 of 2005.   If actual<\/p>\n
                  implementation of the orders require any clarification<\/p>\n
                  from this Court in W.P(C) 9989 of 2005, Government<\/p>\n
                  is at liberty to make appropriate motion in that behalf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
        ii)       If the Government decides   that regular promotion is<\/p>\n
                  not   feasible,   for   the   post   of   Joint   Commissioner,   it<\/p>\n
                  shall   consider   the   case   of   the   petitioner   and   other<\/p>\n
                  eligible  incumbents   for  provisional promotion to the<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                                           7<\/span><\/p>\n
                  said post.   While  doing so, Government shall  keep in<\/p>\n
                  mind   the   judgment   in   W.A   Nos.200   of   1986,   890   of<\/p>\n
                  2002 and 826 of 2003.\n<\/p>\n
        iii)       The filling up of the post of Joint Commissioner either<\/p>\n
                  on  a regular  basis or  on  a provisional  basis  is not  in<\/p>\n
                  any manner connected with the engagement of the 2nd<\/p>\n
                  respondent     as   a   Consultant,   as   already   mentioned<\/p>\n
                  above.     The challenge against Exhibits P3 and P4 is<\/p>\n
                  repelled.\n<\/p>\n
                                                              (V.GIRI, JUDGE)<\/p>\n
ma<\/p>\n
W.P ( C) No. 2698  of 2008<\/p>\n
                              8<\/span><\/p>\n
                                    K.THANKAPPAN,J<\/p>\n
                                   CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999<\/p>\n
                                         ORDER<\/p>\n
                                       25th May, 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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