IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 22ND MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4535 of 2009(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.GEETHAKUMARI JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE GRADE 1 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, ANCHAL. BY ADV. SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL SRI.S.VISHNU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MEDICAL OFFICER-IN-CHARGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, ANCHAL. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH KOLLAM. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH MALAPPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 4535 of 2009-M - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of February, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Junior Public Health Nurse Grade I. She is aggrieved by the non-inclusion of her name in the seniority list published by the Department. The petitioner was initially appointed in Malappuram District as Junior Public Health Nurse Grade II. Earlier she had provisional service from 5.2.1988 to 24.8.1993 which period has been counted for pay fixation on regular appointment and for increment as well as time bound grade promotions. But the same has not been considered for counting her seniority. 2. The petitioner was promoted as Junior Public Health Nurse Grade I on 1.1.1997 and the next promotion is to the post of Lady Health Inspector. But she has not been included in the list for training, in view of the fact that she was not included in the seniority list of Junior Public Health Nurse Grade I. Requesting for appropriate action in the matter, the petitioner has filed Exts.P9 to P11 representations before the Director of Health Services, viz. the 4th respondent herein. 3. Since Exts.P9 to P11 are pending, the 4th respondent will take WPC 4535/2009 2 appropriate action on the same and take a decision on the merits of the claim raised by the petitioner, after hearing the petitioner also, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/