IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2009 / 16TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37484 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PREMALATHA.T, W/O.RAVINDRAN, PEEDIKAKANDI HOUSE, POST KOLATHARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.37484/2008-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein retired from service as a Junior Public Health Nurse from Public Health Centre, Beypore on 31/10/2008. She had commenced regular service from 05/06/1993 as Junior Public Health Nurse Grade II. Before the said appointment, she had rendered provisional service from 07/07/1987 onwards till the date of regularisation at PHC, Vengara and PHC, Thennala. 2. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant increments to the petitioner by taking into account her provisional service also. Seeking for the said relief she has approached the first respondent by filing Ext.P6 representation dated 30/11/2008. When the matter came up for hearing on 18/12/2008, the learned Government Pleader was directed to get instructions as to whether the said representation has been served on the Secretary to Government, Department of Health and Family Welfare. Today, when the matter came W.P.(C) No.37484/2008 -:2:- up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that Ext.P6 representation has been received and report has been called for in the matter. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 on its merits within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce the copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms