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 THURSDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2008 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 8544 of 2008(S) PETITIONER: MRS.JANNET ALEX, W/O.ALEX, AGED 39 YEARS, THANIPPARA HOUSE, KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.GEORGE SRI.JIMMY GEORGE (THADATHIL) RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, NEW DELHI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 8544 OF 2008 S ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th March, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. In our opinion, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is wholly premature. Before approaching this Court, the petitioner had made a request to the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, on 30.11.2007, to the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on 28.12.2007 and to the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi on 15.1.2008. Even before the respondents could react to the request so made in the aforesaid representations, the petitioner has rushed to this Court for appropriate directions. In our opinion, as we have already noticed, the petition filed by the petitioner is wholly premature. A public interest litigant is expected to exhaust all the other remedies before the other forums and, as a last resort, should come before this Court for appropriate directions. In the instant case, even before the respondents could react to the representations filed by the petitioner, she has rushed to this Court. Therefore, for the present, we reject the Writ Petition. However, we reserve liberty to the writ petitioner to approach this Court at the appropriate time. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) Chief Justice (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/