IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2011 / 5TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2417 of 2011(B) ---------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- P.C.LEELAMANI AMMA, W/O.VIJAYAN PILLAI, AGED 55 YEARS, PHARMACIST STORE KEEPER, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA RESIDING AT NIKUNJAM, KALAVOOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688 522. BY ADVS. SRI.G.SUKUMARA MENON SMT.DEEPTHI S. MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SREVICES (MEDICAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVT., HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2417/2011-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 25th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is now working as Pharmacist Storekeeper in Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha. She is seeking for promotion in the post of Store Superintendent in the Medical Education Department. 2. The petitioner completed her probation in the post of Pharmacist Storekeeper as evident from Ext.P1. After the Health Services Department was bifurcated into the Health Services Department (Medical) and Medical Education Department, the petitioner who has opted to come to Medical Education Department was accordingly transferred as per Ext.P2 order. Seeking for a promotion to any of the vacancies which are existing now, the petitioner has filed a representation Ext.P6 dated 21/06/2010. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is due to retire from service on 31/03/2011 and, therefore, unless urgent orders are passed on the W.P.(C). No.2417/2011 -:2:- request made as per Ext.P6, it will put the petitioner to hardship. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6 filed by the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms