IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 15TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2615 of 2009(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- AMARJYOTH M, AGED 21 YRS, S/O.UNNIKRISHNAN.M,'ANJANAM',VATESWARAM,POST-AROLI KANNUR-670566. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.JAGADEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,MINISTRY OF DEFENECE,NEW DELHI. 2. CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF,AIR HEADQUARTERS (VB),NEW DELHI-110011. 3. D.M.S (AIR),AIR HEADQUARTERS (RKP), RK PURAM, NEW DELHI-110066. 4. AIR OFFICER COMMANDING, 5 AIR FORCE HOSPITAL, C/O. 99 APO. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2615/2009-J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Ext.P3, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking for appropriate direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 within a time limit. It is a case where the petitioner who was working in the Air Force was invalidated by the decisions of the Medical Board who diagnosed that the petitioner has a case “ adjustment disorder with deliberate self harm” and accordingly, he was discharged from Air Force service after finding that he was medically unfit for service in the Indian Air Force. He was recruited in the Air Force on 16/09/2007 after undergoing several selection tests, physical tests, medical tests and interview at 14 ASC, Cochin. According to him, he was fully fit both physically and mentally at the time of recruitment. The petitioner has 76.6% marks in his Std.X and 73% marks in his Plus II examinations. He was posted to Medical Training Centre, Bangalore for trade training in the post of Medical Assistant and after successful training, he was posted to 5 Air Force Hospital, C/o.99 APO on 14/06/2008. W.P.(C) No.2615/2009 -:2:- 2. Ext.P2 is the proceedings by which he was discharged from the service of the Air Force. Challenging the same, he has filed Ext.P3 before the Chief of Air Staff, Air Head Quarters, Vayu Bhavan, New Delhi. 3. Heard the Assistant Solicitor General who appeared for the respondent. It is submitted that Ext.P3 has been received and the same is pending. 4. In view of the above, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. Needless to state that the same will be considered in accordance with law and the decision will be taken on the merits of the matter after evaluating the contentions raised by the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms