THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.3070 of 2010 DATE:16.02.2010 Between: Dr.Kanchumarthy Suryanarayana ... Petitioner and Visakhapatnam Port Trust, rep. By its Deputy Chairman and Appellate Authority, Port Area, Visakhapatnam and another ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.3070 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, initially he was appointed as Research Officer in the Ministry of Health, Government of India. Subsequently, in pursuance of a notification issued by the 1st respondent calling for applications to fill up the vacancies of Medical Officer, he has applied for the same and he was selected and appointed as Medical Officer in the year 1984. While he was working as such, the 1st respondent sponsored his name for pursuing Post Graduate Diploma Course in Industrial Health/Occupational Health and he successfully completed the said course. Thereafter, he was further promoted as Senior Medical Officer on 02.11.2000. Recently, the 1st respondent has created four posts of Senior Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Though he possessed the requisite qualifications and experience and he is fully eligible for promotion to the post of Senior Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the respondents have not considered his case for promotion till date. Aggrieved thereby, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard both the learned counsel. 3. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents has submitted that the petitioner has not made any representation to the respondents so far seeking promotion to the post of Senior Deputy Chief Medical Officer by furnishing his qualifications, experience, etc. As and when the petitioner gives an application and satisfies the requirements, his case shall be considered. 4. In the light of the submission made by the learned standing counsel, the petitioner is hereby directed to approach the respondents and submit a representation within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and on such representation, the respondents shall consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Senior Deputy Chief Medical Officer, in accordance with the Rules in force. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 16th February, 2010 Note: Furnish C.C. by two days. (b/o) CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.3070 of 2010 (Disposed of) 16th February, 2010 Note: Furnish C.C. by two days. (b/o) CBS