IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2011 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30924 of 2011(M) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ DR.DASTHAKIR.P.A,AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.PEER MOHAMMED,TC 39/1024(17),PARADISE COMPOUND, ATTAKULANGARA,CHALAI.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.IBRAHIM RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. LIJU STEPHEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.30924/2011 M APPENDIX EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 22.3.2011 ORDER GIVING ADDITIONAL CHARGE AT THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER(HOMEO), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE SUMMERY CERTIFICATE DATED 29.9.2009 OF THE TREATMENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE DISABILITY CERTIFICATE DATED 4.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE MEDICAL BOARD. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 15.11.2011 ADDRESSED TO THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 30924 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st November, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as the Superintendent in the Government Homoeo Hospital, East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram. According to the petitioner, he has been given full additional charge as the District Medical Officer, Thiruvananthapuram (DMO for short). He is due for promotion as DMO and is expecting such promotion. The petitioner further submits that he is a cardiac patient who has undergone a heart surgery and is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital at Neyyattinkara. His wife is a handicapped person suffering from 75% visual disability. The petitioner has produced copies of the medical records of both himself and his wife marked as Exts. P2 and P3. The petitioner apprehends that he would be moved out of Thiruvananthapuram on being promoted as a DMO. He has only four months of service left, he being due for retirement on 31-3-2012. 2. The petitioner has therefore submitted Ext.P4 representation to the first respondent detailing his grievances and requesting that he may be retained at Thiruvananthapuram on WPC 30924/2011 2 being promoted. However, there has been no action on Ext.P4 till date. The petitioner therefore seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration of his representation before posting/promotion orders are issued to him as well as the others who are due for such promotion. 3. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Govt. Pleader. 4. Since the grievances of the petitioner are already pending consideration of the first respondent in Ext.P4, it is sufficient that the same is directed to be disposed of on an early date. 5. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the grievances of the petitioner set out in his representation evidenced herein by Ext.P4 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate before the petitioner and similar others are promoted or transferred. sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge true copy P.S.TO JUDGE jj