IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 23RD AUGUST 2007 / 1ST BHADRA 1929 OP. No. 27726 of 2001(A) ------------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- DR. P.G. SAJI, LECTURER IN PSYCHIATRY, MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI. C.P. SUDHAKARA PRASAD SRI. ELVIN PETER P.J. SRI. S. RAMESH SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH SRI. S.D. ASOKAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJ KUMAR. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. No. 27726/2001(A) Order on C.M.P. No. 45026/2001 in O.P. No. 27726/2001 Dismissed. 23.08.2007 Sd/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF DIPLOMA CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA. EXT. P2 : COPY OF ORDER G.O. (P) NO. 145/2000/H&FWD. DATED 16.6.2000 ISSUED BY THE GOVT. EXT. P3 : COPY OF ORDER G.O. (P) NO. 455/76/HEALTH DATED 22ND DECEMBER, 1976 ISSUED BY THE GOVT. EXT. P4 : COPY OF SELECT LIST OF LECTURERS FOR PROMOTION AS ASST. PROFESSORS ISSUED BY G.O. DATED 1ST JANUARY, 2001. EXT. P5 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 3.7.2000 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT. P6 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 7.9.2000 -DO- -DO- EXT. P7 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 16.11.2000 -DO- -DO- EXT. P8 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 9.2.2001 -DO- -DO- EXT. P9 : COPY OF NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DATED 6TH SEPT. 2002. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. NO. 27726 OF 2001 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of August, 2007. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed mainly with the following prayer: i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the respondents to redesignate the petitioner as Senior Lecturer with effect from 10.12.1999 and to give him the revised scale of pay of Senior Lecturer shown in Ext. P2. 2. Petitioner has submitted Exhibits P5 to P8 representations. There will be a direction to the second respondent to look into the representations with notice to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, adverting to the contentions taken by the petitioner including those contentions centering round on Exhibits P3 and P4, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that the contention of the petitioner that he possesses the qualification equivalent to that of post graduation will also be considered by the Government. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. NO. 27726 OF 2001 J U D G M E N T 23.08.2007