IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2011 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 1860 of 2011(F) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. NEENA BENANCE, PALLIPURAYIDAM, ARCHANA NAGAR-39, PORT ROAD, KOLLAM-691 006. 2. ARCHANA S., BABU NIVAS, KAREEPUZHA P.O., PERINAD, KOLLAM-691 604. 3. JOBY L.GEORGE, KOCHUVILA JOSE BHAVAN, MUKHATALA, KOLLAM-691 577. BY ADV. SMT.P.V.ASHA SMT.VINITHA.B RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, KOLLAM. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. 4. DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH R3 & R4 BY ADV.SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC FOR PSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C)NO.2237/2011, AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.1860/11,36582/10, 35783/10,579/11 & 2237of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT In these writ petitions, the petitioners are persons included in the rank list prepared by the Public Service Commission for appointment as Junior Public Health Nurse Gr.II in various districts. Their grievance in these writ petitions is that the vacancies available are not being reported to the PSC from each district. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the vacancies could not be reported because of an administrative difficulty, which arises in the following manner. After the abolition of the dual control system of employees of the Health Services Department working in the Medical Education Department, options were invited from the employees for either continuing in Health Services Department or to go over to the Medical Education Department. When such options are W.P.(C)No.1860/11 & Con.case 2 processed there would be excess hands in some districts, who have to be deployed in vacancies available in other districts, which process would take time. According to the learned Government Pleader, only after completion of that exercise, the available vacancies can be determined and reported. But, he submits there are four vacancies in Wayanad district and one vacancy in Ernakulam district, which can be reported. 3. In the above circumstances, after hearing both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions. The respondents shall complete the process of deploying excess hands to various districts and determine the vacancies available in each district as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Vacancies so determined in each district shall be reported to the PSC within two weeks from the date of completion of the above said process. In any event, all available vacancies shall be reported before the expiry of the list prepared by the PSC for selection in each district. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.1860/11 & Con.case 3 W.P.(C)No.1860/11 & Con.case 4