IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2011 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13957 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.P.K.BALAKRISHNAN, SUPERINTENDENT & ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE(HIGHER) REP.BY ITS CONVENOR, SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.13957/2011-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks for a direction to the second respondent to convene a meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee and consider his claim for promotion. 2. He entered service as Lecturer and was appointed in the Medical College, Kottayam on 12/09/1994. After successive promotions, he was promoted as Assistant Professor on 18/06/1998. He was promoted as Associate Professor after convening DPC, on 28/02/2009. As per the Career Advancement Promotion, he was given placement as Associate Professor with effect from 17/10/2006. It is the contention of the petitioner that he is the senior most Associate Professor in the subject and a vacancy of Professor has arisen on 01/04/2009. Ext.P4 is the representation filed by the petitioner seeking for appropriate action to promote him to the post of Professor in accordance with the Rules. 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that some more time will be required for convening the DPC (Higher) and to consider the claim for promotion of the petitioner and others who are W.P.(C). No.13957/2011 -:2:- included in the list for consideration of the D.P.C. The learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that vacancy had arisen on 01/04/2009 and there is no justification for the unreasonable delay. 4. In the light of the factual scenario that has arisen, there will be a direction to the respondents to expedite the convening of the meeting of the DPC and take appropriate action with regard to the claim for promotion as requested for in Ext.P4 within a period of three months 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 respondents for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE