IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 191 of 2011(Y) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.SUJA ANI.G., PROFESSOR OF ORTHODONTICS, DENTAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR SMT.HENA BAHULEYAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (D) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695011. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, DENTAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM-686008. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.191/2011-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Professor of Orthodontics in the Dental College, Kottayam. The service particulars of the petitioner show that she entered service as Lecturer in Dental Education Service on 10/06/1993; was promoted as Assistant Professor in Orthodontics in November, 1999 and as Associate Professor in Orthodontics in the year 2006. The promotion as Professor was ordered as per order dated 23/06/2010. 2. But with regard to the claim for promotion as Professor, the petitioner had to approach this Court by filing W.P.(C).No.29043/2009 and in the light of the directions issued therein only the final order was passed granting promotion as per Ext.P4. According to the petitioner there had been unreasonable delay in declaring the probation in the post of Associate Professor which is not due to any fault on the part of the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner claims W.P.(C). No.191/2011 -:2:- that she should be granted promotion as Professor with effect from 17/09/2008. 3. Seeking for such relief, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P6 representation before the Government and, by Ext.P7, the Principal has forwarded the same to the Director of Medical Education. 4. In the light of the fact that the Principal has already forwarded the representation to the second respondent, there will be a direction to the second respondent to forward the representation Ext.P6 to the first respondent within two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this Judgment if not already forwarded and, thereafter, the first respondent will consider the same on merits and pass appropriate orders within four months from the date of receipt of the representation after hearing the petitioner. The petitioner will produce copy of the writ petition along with the copy of this Judgment before the first and second respondents for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. It is made clear that this W.P.(C). No.191/2011 -:3:- Court has not expressed any view on the merits of the claim raised. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms