IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2007 / 16TH ASWINA 1929 WA.No. 2412 of 2007 --------------------- ( AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.27316/2007 Dated 20/09/2007 ) APPELLANT/PETITIONER: --------------------------------------- UNNI KRISHNAN E.P., S/O. K. KRISHNAN NAMBIAR, AGED 35 YEARS, PARVATHY NIVAS, PATTUVAM POST, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SREEPRAKASH K.NAIR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI M.P. SREEKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & K.T. SANKARAN, J. ................................................................................... W.A. No. 2412 OF 2007 ................................................................................... Dated this the 8th October , 2007 J U D G M E N T H.L. Dattu, C.J.: Petitioner claims that he has filed Ext.P6 representation before the Secretary to Government, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala and also to the Director of Medical Education,Thiruvananthapuram. It is his grievance before this Court in the writ petition that the said representation is not considered by the respondents within a reasonable time. Therefore, apart from others, he had requested this Court to direct the respondents to consider that representation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 2. Learned Single Judge has rejected the writ petition. That is how the petitioner is before us in this appeal. In our opinion, a person having some grievance has filed a representation before the responsible respondents. That representation, in our opinion, should have been considered and appropriate orders should have been passed by those responsible respondents. Since that has not been done, in our view, the request made by the petitioner/appellant requires to be granted and appropriate direction requires to be issued. Accordingly, the following: O R D E R i) The Writ Appeal is disposed of. ii) The order passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside. iii) A direction is issued to the Secretary to Government, Ministry of W.A. No. 2412 OF 2007 2 Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala and also to the Director of Medical Education,Thiruvananthapuram to consider the representation said to have been filed by the petitioner/appellant, if it is available in their records, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk/DK.