IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2007 / 13TH MAGHA 1928 OP.No. 21216 of 1999(A) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR. M. MURALIDHARAN, ASSISTANT SURGEON, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, OLAT, KASARAGOD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KASARAGOD. BY G.P. SMT. SMITHA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 ORDER ON CMP 35024 OF 1999 & CMP 896 OF 2000 IN OP 21216 OF 1999 DISMISSED 2.2.2007 SD/-C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE CRITERIA FOR MODIFICATION OF THE LIST OF DIFFICULT RURAL AREA FOR POST GRADUATE ADMISSION. EX.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LIST PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1997 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF 'DIFFICULT RURAL AREAS' PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1998 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ANNEXURE A7 PUBLISHED ALONG WITH PROSPECTUS FOR THE YEAR 1999 IN WHICH ALSO PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE KAYYOOR IS INCLUDED AS 'DIFFICULT RURAL AREA'. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE DRAFT LIST PUBLISHED AS PER GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 17.7.1998 EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, KAYYOOR BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O. NO. 240/99 DATED 21.6.1999 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 28.7.1999 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. -------------------------------------------- O.P. NO. 21216 OF 1999 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT O.P. was filed claiming admission to post-graduate medical course under the priority quota based on petitioner's service in an area which according to the respondents was not a difficult rural area. I do not think there is any need for this Court to decide this issue now because rightly or wrongly by virtue of interim orders of this Court petitioner got the relief in as much as he has completed the course. In the circumstances, O.P. is closed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge 2