IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8841 of 2011(E) ------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. PUSHPAVALLY V.P., SENIOR TECHNICIAN DEPARTMENT OF GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL COLLEGE, CALICUT. 2. ELSAMMA C.A., LAB TECHNICIAN HIGHER GRADE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. SRI.C.HARIKUMAR SMT.MOLLY KOSHY RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695011. BY SRI.T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 8841 Of 2011-E ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF MARCH, 2011 J U D G M E N T Both the petitioners are working under the Directorate of Medical Education. The 1st petitioner is working as Senior Technician in the Department of Gastroenterology and the 2nd petitioner is working as Lab Technician(Higher Grade) in the Department of Biochemistry. 2. The petitioners are seeking for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass final orders on Exhibits P4, P5, P8 and P9 representations. Therein they are seeking for promotion to the higher cadre. The apprehension shown in the Writ Petition is that even though posts are vacant, they are still retained with the Director of Health Services and the delay in passing the order shifting the post has resulted in denial of promotion to the petitioners. 3. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the preparation of combined seniority list is not over and the said process alone is the reason for not granting any immediate W.P.(C)No.8841/11 -2- promotion and promotions can be effected after the combined seniority list is prepared. Therefore, evidently the apprehension expressed by the petitioners is not the real reason for not promoting them. 4. In that view of the mater, the only direction that is called for is to expedite the process of preparation and finalisation of the combined seniority list by the 2nd respondent and depending upon the same the claim of the petitioners for promotion will be addressed and orders will be passed. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn True copy P.A.to Judge