IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 16TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3866 of 2009(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MARYKUTTY GEORGE, W/O. SEBASTIAN, AGED 55 YEARS, STAFF NURST (RETIRED) PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, THALAPPALAM (RESIDING AT KOCHUPARAMPIL HOUSE, P.O. KAYOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH) KOTTAYAM. 4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, (HEALTH) IDUKKI. By G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.3866 of 2009-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of February, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from service on 30.11.2008 while working as Staff Nurse in the Primary Health Centre, Thalappalam in Kottayam District. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant due promotion to the petitioner to the post of Staff Nurse Grade I. Other consequential benefits have also been sought for. Ext.P3 is the representation submitted by the petitioner before the Secretary to Government, Health Department seeking appropriate action. 2. The service particulars of the petitioner show that she entered service on 19.10.1983 in Idukki District as sponsored by the Employment Exchange. Later on, she was appointed through Public Service Commission on 26.5.1984. Subsequently, her service was regularized on completion of probation and after getting inter-district transfer, she was posted in the Medical College, Kottayam. Even though her name was included in the seniority list published for the period between 1.1.1978 to 6.7.1990 and her ranking was 1683, in the revised seniority list, her name is not included. This is deprived her in getting the due benefits. WPC 3866/2009 2 3. The first respondent will therefore consider the grievances raised by the petitioner in Ext.P3 in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/