IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2011 / 20TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 763 of 2011(U) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- DR.N.SUNILKUMAR, MEDICAL OFFICER, GOVT.HOMEO DISPENSARY, KANDALLUR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.NAGARESH SRI.SHAJI THOMAS PORKKATTIL SRI.BINU PAUL SRI.T.V.VINU SRI.PRAKASH KESAVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF HOMOEOPATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. ADV.MR. ANTONY MUKKATH – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.763 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has certain grievances in respect of his seniority and promotion. According to the petitioner, he was given retrospective promotion in 2002 with effect from 20.2.1999. In the meanwhile, in 2001 a seniority list was published in the promotion post. Consequently, the petitioner was not included in the seniority list prepared in 2001. The petitioner's apprehension is that further promotions would be based on that seniority list in which the petitioner has not been included which seniority list ought to have been later modified in view of his retrospective promotion. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Exts.P5 to P7 representations before the second respondent for inclusion of the petitioner also in Ext.P3 seniority list of Medical Officers and consequential reliefs. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 to P7 representations expeditiously. W.P.(C)No.763/11 2 Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 to P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.763/11 3