IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2008 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7381 of 2008(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. S.PARAMESWARAN, INSECT COLLECTOR NATIONAL FILARIA CONTROL PROGRAM UNIT ALAPPUZHA. 2. K.V.JAYAKUMAR, FIELD ASSISTANT STATE NUTRITION OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. M.S. HARI, FIELD ASSISTANT MALARIA UNIT, DMO (H), IDUKKI. 4. M. MADHUSOODANAN, FIELD ASSISTANT NFCP UNIT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.BEHANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES OFFICE OF THE DHS, NEAR GENERAL HOSPITAL THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 7381 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th March, 2008 J U D G M E N T I heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader. 2. The petitioners are working as Field Assistants in the National Filaria Control Programme Units and Malaria Units. They aspire for promotion to the post of Health Inspector Grade II. According to them, Special Rules governing promotion to the said post is contained in Exts.P1 and P3 Government Orders. According to the petitioners, as per Ext.P1 Government Order, the post of Insect Collectors/ Field Assistants are inter changeable and a common seniority list has to be prepared, inter alia for the purpose of further promotion. It is stated that the date of effective advice by the PSC for direct recruits and date of joining as Insect Collectors/Field Assistants, for promoted hands will be taken as the crucial date. 3. The petitioners contend that as per Ext.P5 order dated 30.1.2008 the Director of Health Services had promoted 105 Field Assistants to the post of Health Inspector Grade II and that out of the said number only 22 are from the NFCP. W.P ( C) No. 7381 of 2008 2 According to the petitioners, several other persons who have been promoted are juniors to them and their claim has therefore been overlooked. 4. These facts are brought to the notice of the Director of Health Services. In the circumstances, the petitioners pray for a direction that it should be considered expeditiously. In my view, this aspect pointed out by the petitioners requires to be considered. Exts.P6 to P9 are the representations filed by the petitioners. In the result the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to hear the 1st petitioner on behalf of others also and dispose of Exts.P6 to P9, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the petitioners' claim as contained in Exts.P6 to P9 is eligible to be accepted, then appropriate consequential orders shall also be passed. The petitioners shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent, for compliance. V. GIRI, JUDGE. ma W.P ( C) No. 7381 of 2008 3 (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 7381 of 2008 4 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER W.P ( C) No. 7381 of 2008 5 25th May, 2007