IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2011 / 7TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17313 of 2011(L) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- DR.P.P.RAMESH KUMAR, MEDICAL CONSULTANT (O & G), TALUK HEAD QUARTERS HOSPITAL, CHALAKKUDY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MOHAN C.MENON SRI.T.M.KOCHUNNI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. DR.K.LEKHA, MEDICAL CONSULTANT (O & G), DISTRICT HOSPITAL, TRICHUR. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.17313/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 4/5/2011. P2 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY REGISTERED POST WITH A/D SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 8/5/2011. P3 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY REGISTERED POST WITH A/D SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 18/5/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17313 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is an Assistant Surgeon in the Health Services Department, seeks transfer to a convenient station. The petitioner submits that overlooking his superior claim, the 2nd respondent has been preferred for a station opted by the petitioner. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Exts.P2 and P3 representations before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the same. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P2 and P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd