IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33111 of 2010(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- S.SUSHAMA, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O.M.RAMADAS, LADY HEALTH SUPERVISOR (LHS), COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, ORKKATTERY, RESIDING AT 'GOPAL MANDIRAM', MEENAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, NEAR RAILWAY STATION, BADAKATRA-673 101. BY ADVS. SRI.VIJU THOMAS, SMT.M.MEENA JOHN. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE MEDICAL OFFICER, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, ORKKATTERY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 501. 2. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE- 673 001. 3. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 33111 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Lady Health Supervisor in the Health Services Department of the Government of Kerala. She aspires for promotion to the post of Public Health Nursing Tutor. According to the petitioner, having completed 30 years of service, she as the senior most among the persons in the feeder category, is entitled to such promotion. She is due for retirement on 31.03.2011. Despite the same, the petitioner is not being considered for promotion is the grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition. Petitioner has, therefore filed Ext.P4 (b) representation before the 3rd respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 (b) as expeditiously as possible. She also points out that, Ext.P4 (b) has already been forwarded by the W.P.(C)No. 33111 of 2010 -2- 1st respondent to the 2nd respondent who is duty bound to forward it to the 3rd respondent. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The 2nd respondent shall forward Ext.P4 (b) received under Ext.P4 (a) to the 3rd respondent within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The 3rd respondent shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 (b) as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of Ext.P4 (b) from the 2nd respondent, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/