IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34959 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.K.MOHAN, HOSPITAL ATTENDER, GRADE-II, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THRISSUR. 2. K.P.DEEPA, HOSPITAL ATTENDER GRADE-II, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, MULAMKUNNATHUKAVU, THRISSUR. 5. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 34959 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 22nd day of November, 2010. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are Attenders Grade II in the office of the District Medical Officer (Health), Thrissur. They were sent on deputation to the Medical College, Thrissur on 20.2.2008. In 2008, they were asked to exercise options to continue in service in the Medical College. Such options were to be made on or before 31.1.2009. The petitioners did not submit their options pursuant thereto. Nursing Assistants were given a chance to re-opt till 9.7.2010. The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that the petitioners are not being extended the very same facility in the matter of re-option. According to them, there is no difference between Nursing Assistants and Attenders Grade II in the matter of submitting options. Therefore, the Employees' Association espousing the petitioners' cause filed Ext. P2 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders o Ext. P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners' Association. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.