IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 3RD ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 33495 of 2006(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR. P.PADMAKUMAR, ASSISTANT SURGEON, PHC, ALIPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NEW DELHI. 4. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 5. THE SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 6. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 7. SECRETARY, HRD MINISTRY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.A.DINESH RAO -SC FOR R4 TO R7 SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, MCI -R3 BY G.P.SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL- R1 &2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.33495/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER (P) NO.240/99/H&FWD DTD 21.6.99. EXT.P2 COPY OF THE RANKLIST PUBLISHED. EXT.P3 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.5135/2005 DTD 29.4.2005. EXT.P4 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A.NO.1004/05 DTD 23.5.2005. EXT.P5 COPY OF THE LETTER NO.MCI-023(1)/2005 MED. DATED 1.7.2005 OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P6 COPY OF THE LETTER NO.30162/S3/2005 H & FWD DTD 13.2.2006 FROM R1 TO THE R4. /TRUE COPY/ cl ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C).NO.33495 OF 2006-K ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of September, 2007. JUDGMENT The prayer in this writ petition is to direct respondents 4 to 7 to take a decision based on Ext.P6 request of the 1st respondent and communicate the decision to the 1st respondent. It is now revealed from the counter affidavit filed by respondents 4 to 7 that based on Ext.P6, various departments of the Government of India had made certain observations and the same had been forwarded to the 1st respondent for clarification vide letter dated 5.4.2007. It is also stated that on receipt of the clarification from the State Government, necessary follow up action will be taken in consultation with the other departments concerned. 2. In view of the steps taken by the respondents, the order as sought for by the writ petitioner is unnecessary. However, it is directed that final necessary action in this regard will be taken as expeditiously as possible by the respondents. The writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. cl W.P.(C)NO. . 2 W.P.(C)NO. . 3