{"id":46678,"date":"2007-03-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-raveendran-nair-vs-chief-engineer-civil-on-14-march-2007"},"modified":"2017-05-08T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T09:58:43","slug":"g-raveendran-nair-vs-chief-engineer-civil-on-14-march-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-raveendran-nair-vs-chief-engineer-civil-on-14-march-2007","title":{"rendered":"G.Raveendran Nair vs Chief Engineer Civil on 14 March, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">G.Raveendran Nair vs Chief Engineer Civil on 14 March, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 24185 of 2003(D)\n\n\n1. G.RAVEENDRAN NAIR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. CHIEF ENGINEER CIVIL,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER,\n\n3. DIRECTOR GENERAL,\n\n4. UNION OF INDIA,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.M.A.MOHAMED ASHRAF, ADDL.CGSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :14\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                               KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n\n                   ----------------------------------------------\n\n                        W.P.(C) No.24185 of 2003\n\n                   ----------------------------------------------\n\n                          Dated 14th March,  2007.\n\n\n                                  J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>               The   issue   raised   in   this   writ   petition   is   whether   the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner   is   entitled   for   promotion   as   Senior   T.O.A.   with   effect<\/p>\n<p>from 1.1.1994.  Learned Standing Counsel for the B.S.N.L. submits<\/p>\n<p>that   the   petitioner   had   not   submitted   his   option   in   1996   and<\/p>\n<p>resultantly   he   did   not   participate   in   the   first   eligibility   test.     He<\/p>\n<p>participated   only   in   the   second   eligibility   test.     All   the   persons<\/p>\n<p>were given notional promotion on the basis of their participation<\/p>\n<p>in   the   first   eligibility   test.     Thus,   there   is   no   merit   in   the   writ<\/p>\n<p>petition.  It is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                     KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>\ntgs<\/p>\n<p>            KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>            O.P.No.  of  2002<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>              J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>       Dated 14th March,  2007.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court G.Raveendran Nair vs Chief Engineer Civil on 14 March, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 24185 of 2003(D) 1. G.RAVEENDRAN NAIR, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. CHIEF ENGINEER CIVIL, &#8230; Respondent 2. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL, 4. 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