IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20269 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. RETHNASENAN.K,S/O.A.KARTHIKEYAN NAIR, LOWER DIVISION CLERK,DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695011. 2. K.VIMALAKUMARI,D/O.K.GOVINDAN,UPPER DIVISION CLERK,DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695011. 3. P.N.GEETHA,D/O.NARAYANAN.P.I, LOWER DIVISION CLERK,DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 011. 4. MURALEEDHARAN NAIR.C.P, S/O.CHELLAPPAN NAIR.K,UPPER DIVISION CLERK (HIGHER GRADE)DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695011. BY ADV. SRI.KKM.SHERIF SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN SRI.V.R.REKESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695011. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.20269 of 2010 (G) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 30th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P3 order, to the extent it clarifies that employees, who have come over to Department of Medical Education on option from Directorate of Health Services, are entitled to seniority as per Rule 27(a) and 27(c) of Part-II, KS&SSR. 2. In WP(C) No.14091/2010, similar issue was raised by similarly situated employees and the case has been dismissed by this Court by judgment dated 29/06/2010 holding that the optees are entitled to seniority in terms of Rule 27(a) and 27(c) of Part-II, KS&SSR, primarily for the reason that in clause 8 of Anneaxure 2 GO (P) No.548/08/H&FWD dated 25/10/2008, their seniority is protected. In that case, and in this case also, the said provision of the Government Order dated 25/10/2008 is not in challenge. In view of the aforesaid judgment and as the issue raised in this writ petition is similar, this writ petition is only to be dismissed and I do so. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg