IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38254 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- R.K.SAROJINI NURSING SUPERINTENDENT (GRADE I) INSTITUE OF METERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH KOZHIKODE-8 BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT: --------------- GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.38254 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th January,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a First Grade Nursing Superintendent. She has to retire from service on 30.4.2009. According to the petitioner, in spite of occurrence of five vacancies in the post of District Nursing Officers, she is not being considered for promotion, without justification. She is No.4 in the seniority list. One P.Isha, who was working as Nursing Superintendent, was promoted to the post of Nursing Officer by Exhibit-P2 order dated 28.11.2008. 2. Seeking for promotion, which is due to her , she has approached the 1st respondent, as per Exhibit-P1 representation dated 5.12.2008. 3. Since she is to retire from service at the end of April 2009, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P1, within a period 2 of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 3 4