IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 29TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 694 of 2009(G) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOSEKUTTY.A.J,STAFF NURSE,DISTRICT HOSPITAL, MANANTHAVADY,S/O.MATHEW,AGED 46 YRS, R/AT ALAKKAL HOUSE, MANANTHAVADY.P.O,WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETAY,HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (MEDICAL),THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 694 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner who is now working as Staff Nurse Grade-I in the District Hospital, Mananthavady, Wayanad District, has approached this Court by filing this writ petition for a direction to promote her to the post of Head Nurse forthwith. Mainly, the petitioner was claiming for promotion with effect from 22.10.2007. Along with I.A.No.2529/2009 the petitioner has produced Exts.P5 to P7 documents. Ext.P5 is the proceedings of the Additional Director of Health Services dated 3.2.2009 whereby orders of promotions have been issued including to the petitioner. Subsequently, by Ext.P6 the petitioner is promoted and posted in the District Hospital, Mananthavady, Wayanad district. 2. The only surviving grievance now is the claim for promotion from 22.10.2007. Seeking for appropriate orders in the matter the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation before the third respondent. The petitioner has also requested to correct his rank number in the promotion order as 895 instead of 896. WPC: 694 OF 2009 2 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after hearing the petitioner also. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps