IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2009 / 14TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20199 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VASANTHAKUMARI.V., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, P.H.C.VALLAPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER HEALTH PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO:20199 OF 2007 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as a Junior Public Health Nurse in Primary Health Centre, Vallapuzha, Palakkad District. She commenced regular service on 31.8.1991. Prior to that she was working on a provisional basis for a period of one year from 1.3.1988 at P.H.C.Koppam, Palakkad and continuous service from 8.3.1989 in Vallappuzha Government Dispensary till she entered regular service on 31.8.1991. The regular service and the provisional service was in the same cadre bearing the same scale of pay. The petitioner commenced regular service well before 1.10.1994. According to the petitioner, going by Ext.P3 Government order and the principles stated in Ext.P2 judgment, she is entitled for the benefit of reckoning the provisional service for increment. 2. Seeking for the said benefit, she has filed Ext.P4 representation before the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department. The request made by the petitioner as per Ext.P4 will be considered by the first respondent in accordance with law and appropriate orders will be passed within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps bps