(1.) Instant Public Interest writ petition is filed for the following reliefs:
(2.) Facts leading to the filing of the instant writ petition are, petitioner is the Honorary Secretary of Idukki District Tourism Promotion Co-operative Society Ltd., No.1-631, a society formed to promote tourism in Idukki district. He is also the former State Secretary of Kerala NGO Front, an organization of Non-Gazetted employees of the State Government. He has taken up various causes against illegal quarrying in the State, as also against the unscrupulous officers of the mining and geology department, who according to the petitioner, have been instrumental in issuance of illegal mining permits.
(3.) Petitioner has further stated that the post of Geologist is governed by the Kerala Geology Service Rules, 2009, published as per SRO No.647/2009 dtd. 20/7/2009. According to the petitioner, as per the said rules, the post of Geologist is to be filled up by promotion from among Assistant Geologist and in the absence of suitable candidates for transfer by direct recruitment.