IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD APRIL 2010 / 3RD VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13640 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- S.SURESH, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR GR.II, P.H.C., THOTTAPPULLY, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH), ALAPPUZHA. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. JOY, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR GR.II, W&C HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA. 5. HARIDAS, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR GR.II, P.P.UNIT, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, VANDANAM, ALAPPUZHA. 6. M.K.NAZAR, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR GR.II, GENERAL HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDAKUMAR BABU T.K. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 13640 of 2010 -------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Junior Public Health Inspector, Grade-II in the Primary Health Centre at Thottappally in Alappuzha District. He had submitted Ext.P2 application dated 18.1.2010 to the District Medical Officer (Health) Alappuzha requesting for a transfer to PP unit in Medical College, Women and Child Hospital, Alappuzha, General Hospital, Alappuzha and Primary Health Centre Purakkad. The District Medical Officer had, considering the request made by the petitioner and other employees issued Ext.P3 draft transfer order proposing to transfer the petitioner to General Hospital, Alappuzha. The District Medical Officer had also proposed to transfer the fourth respondent to Primary Health Centre at Thottappally in Alappuzha District wherein the petitioner is working. Since the proposal in Ext.P3 was to transfer the petitioner to General Hospital, Alappuzha, one of the stations to which he had sought transfer he did not object to Ext.P3. The District Medical Officer thereafter passed Ext.P4 transfer order dated 12.4.2010 transferring the fourth respondent to General Hospital Alappuzha and the sixth respondent to Women and Child Hospital, Alappuzha. The petitioner was not given a transfer. Aggrieved thereby the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the District Medical Officer, Alappuzha. In this writ petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider W.P.(C).No.13640/2010 2 Ext.P5 and take a decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. I heard Sri. R.Arun Raj, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. Aravind Kumar Babu T.K., learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents. The learned Government Pleader submitted that if till date the second respondent has not taken a decision on Ext.P5 representation submitted by the petitioner, the said officer will consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously. In the light of the aforesaid submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P5 representation and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN (Judge) vps W.P.(C).No.13640/2010 3 W.P.(C).No.13640/2010 4