IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 8TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 25489 of 2008(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. CHANDRAMOHANAN PILLAI.S, FIELD WORKER, NFCP UNIT, KOLLAM. 2. B. PRASOBHA DAS, FIELD WORKER, NFCP UNIT, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.ABDUL SAMMAD, ADV. SRI.V.D.BALAKRISHNA KARTHA. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA - REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, TRIVANDRUM. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.Ravindran, J. ===================== W.P(C).No.25489 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 30th day of September, 2008. JUDGMENT Heard Sri.C.S.Abdul Sammad, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. The petitioners are presently working as Field Workers in the Filaria Control Unit under the Health Services Department in Kollam District. They claim the benefit of Ext.P2 circular and seek promotion as Field Assistant. The petitioners submit that they have completed 10 years of service and possess the qualifications prescribed in Ext.P1 Government order. The petitioners also claim that persons senior to them have been temporarily promoted as Field Assistants under Rule 31(a)(i) of Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules as per Ext.P3 order dated 25.7.2008. They further submit that they have moved their immediate superior officer by submitting Exts. P4 and P5 representations seeking promotion as Field Assistants. Ext.P3 discloses that Field Workers who are senior to the petitioners have been temporarily promoted as Field Assistants by the District Medical Officer (Health), Kollam. In the light of Ext.P2 circular, if the petitioners are similarly situated, they may move the District Medical Officer (Health), Kollam seeking identical reliefs by filing a representation before the said officer. WP(C) 25489/08 -: 2 :- 2. This Writ Petition is therefore disposed of reserving liberty with the petitioners to file representation claiming promotion as Field Workers in terms of Ext.P2 circular before the third respondent. If such a representation is filed within three weeks, the third respondent shall consider the same and pass orders thereon, in the light of Ext.P2 circular and other Government orders governing the field. This shall be done within two months from the date on which the third respondent receives the representation. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 30/9