IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2010 / 28TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1539 of 2010(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- S.GEETHAKUMARI, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE GRADE -I, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, ANCHAL. BY ADVS. MR.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL, MR.VISHNU.S.CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 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 EKRALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------- WP(C) NO.1539 OF 2010 ------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T 1. The petitioner is working as a Public Health Nurse Grade II under the 4th respondent. Initially the petitioner was appointed as a Junior Public Health Nurse with effect from 5.2.1988 Thereafter she was selected and appointed on the advice of the Public Service Commission with effect from 24.8.1993, without any break in service. It is the case of the petitioner that her provisional service was not counted for the grant of increment and time bound promotion. She claims seniority also on the basis of her initial entry into service as a provisional Nurse with effect from 5.2.1988. Her complaint is that she has not been given the benefit of her provisional service while preparing Ext.P10 gradation list. 2. The counsel for the petitioner relies on Ext.P9 Government order, to contend that the provisional service of the petitioner was also liable to be reckoned while fixing her seniority. The petitioner is stated to have submitted Ext.P11 representation before the 5th respondent setting out her grievances in detail. WP(C) NO.1539 OF 2010 2 However, no order have been passed thereon till date. In view of the above, this writ petition can be disposed of directing an early disposal of Ext.P11. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the 5th respondent to consider Ext.P11 in accordance with law and to pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner also. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE. sou. The word “not” occurring between the words “was” & “counted” in the 4th sentence of the first paragraph of the judgment dated 18.1.2010 in W.P (c).1539/10 is deleted as per order dated 24.2.2010 in I.A.2382/10 SD/- Registrar (Judicial)