IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2009 / 31ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 19382 of 2009(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. RESMI N.S, AGED 34 YEARS, W/O. V.R.VIJAYAKUMAR, NAVABHAVAN, POOZHICKAD, KUDASSANAD P.O, PANDALAM, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. LALITHA KUMARI L, AGED 34 YEARS, RADHAPURATH THAZHETHUNDIL,MALLIKA NORTH, THATTAYIL PO, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. MAYADEVI.V, AGED 30 YEARS, THOPPIL THEKKETHIL, KURAMPALA, PANDALAM P.O. PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. SHAILA E.K., AGED 26 YEARS, W/O. K.A. JAMAL, KANAPARAMBIL HOUSE EZHUMUTTOM P.O, CHALASSERY, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.K.SHAJ, MR.L.RAJ MOHAN, MR.SAJJU.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH), PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE SECRETARY, HEALTH , GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 19382 of 2009 P =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.K.Shaji, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 3. 2. The petitioners are candidates included in Ext.P1 ranked list for appointment to the post of Staff Nurse in the Health Services Department in Pathanamthitta district. Ext.P1 ranked list came into force on 18-8-2007. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though a large number of vacancies of Staff Nurse exist in Pathanamthitta district, respondents 1 and 2 are not taking steps to report the vacancies to the Kerala Public Service Commission. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the State of Kerala, on instructions, submits that ten vacancies of Staff Nurses (9 permanent vacancies and 1 NJD vacancy) were reported to the District Officer of the Kerala Public Service Commission, Pathanamthitta as per the requisition furnished along with letter dated 22-4-2009, that 10 other vacancies were reported as per the requisition sent along with letter dated 6- W.P.(C) No. 19382/09 2 7-2009 and that one NJD vacancy was also reported along with the requisition sent by the District Medical Officer of Health on 9-7-2009. The learned Government Pleader submits that 21 vacancies were thus reported to the District Officer of the the Kerala Public Service Commission in the requisitions sent along with letters dated 22-4-2009, 6-7-2009 and 9-7-2009. In the light of the said submission, I am of the opinion that the petitioners cannot have any subsisting grievance. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the the Kerala Public Service Commission to advice candidates against the vacancies reported by the District Medical Officer of Health in the requisitions sent along with letters 22-4-2009, 6-7-2009 and 9-7-2009 respectively. The District Medical Officer of Health, Pathanamthitta shall also report other available vacancies, if any, of Staff Nurse to be filled up by direct recruitment, that arise during the currency of Ext.P1 ranked list, to the Kerala Public Service Commission before the expiry of the ranked list. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.