IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 28TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3416 of 2010(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DR.MOHANAN.K.S, PROFESSOR(CARDIOLOGY), MEDICAL COLLEGE, ALAPUZHA. BY ADVS. MR.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN, MR.SURAJ.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,MEDICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DR.P.V.RAMACHANDRAN, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 3416 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Lecturer in Cardiology in the Medical Education Department of the Government of Kerala. He seeks time bound promotion as Associate Professor. Seeking the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. W.P.(C)No. 3416 of 2010 -2- 3. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition and I.A. No.2000/2010 to the 1st respondent along with a certified copy of this judgment for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/