High Court of KeralaWP(C)/14580/2015disposed of

Tomy Mathew v. Kerala Water Authority

2015-05-26Honourable Dr. Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR TUESDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MAY 2015/5TH JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 14580 of 2015 (V) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

---------------- TOMY MATHEW OVERSEER GRADE-III, WATER SUPPLY SECTION KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, TALIPARAMBA P.O, PIN-670 141. BY ADV. SRI.WILSON URMESE RESPONDENT(S):

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1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (GL), KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALABHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

BY SRI.JOSEPH JOHN, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 14580 of 2015 (V) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------- P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATION DATED 10-7-2012 SUBMITTED TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.KWA/JB/E4(B)/346/98 VOL.III DATED 55-2015 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE

A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, J.

............................................................. W.P.(C).No.14580 of 2015 ............................................................. Dated this the 26th day of May, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner, who is presently working as Overseer GradeIII in the Kerala Water Authority, is aggrieved by the steps taken by the respondent Water Authority to effect promotion to the post of Overseer Grade-II by ignoring the seniority of the petitioner. Highlighting his grievance, he has preferred Ext.P1 representation before the 1st respondent and the limited prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 representation within a time frame.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Standing counsel for the respondent Water Authority. On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case as also the submissions made across the bar, I dispose the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 representation within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner.

A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE mns