IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2009 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 12198 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1.DR.USHA SAMUEL, AGED 46 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEPHROLOGY, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, KOTTAYAM. 2.DR.S.GOMATHY, AGED 44 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEPHROLOGY, T.D.MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.D.SASIKUMARAN SRI.P.J.JOSEPH SRI.GEORGE MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1.STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (S) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPUAM. 2.DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPUAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.12198/2009-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2009 J U D G M E N T Both the petitioners are working as Assistant Professors of Nephrology. The First petitioner is working in the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam and the second petitioner in the T.D.Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha. According to the petitioners, they were eligible to be promoted as Assistant Professors with effect from 09/09/2001 and 25/11/2001 respectively. It is submitted that on completion of five years from the said dates, they are eligible for promotion as Associate Professors. It is pointed out that by Ext.P4 the first respondent declared the probation of the first petitioner with effect from 20/09/2007 only. As far as the second petitioner is concerned, her probation was declared on 26/09/2007. The petitioners have approached the Director of Medical Education by filing Exts.P6 and 7 representations. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that so far the representations have not been considered and no positive response have been taken on the said representations. It is pointed out that since the petitioners are entitled for further promotion, any delay in the matter will adversely affect them. W.P.(C). No.12198/2009 -:2:- 2. In view of the above, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Exts.P6 and P7 in accordance with the rules and pass appropriate orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms