IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2007 / 16TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 17899 of 2007(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ VIPIN CHANDRA LAL N., AGED 31 YEARS, S/O. N.NATESAN, DHANYA, MUKUNNUR, VENJARAMOODU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.NANDAKUMAR FOR R1 & R2 SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC. PSC FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) 17899/07 APPENDIX Petitioner's Exts: Ext.P1 true copy of the letter No.GRIA(3)14317/04/GW dated 14..10.2005 issued by the 3rd respondent. Ext.P2 true copy of the relevant page of the notification published by the 3rd respondent. Ext.P3 true copy of the list no.420/2005/SS IV dated Nil published by the 3rd respondent. Ext.P4 true copy of the representation dated 13.11.2006 submitted by the petitioner before the Honourable Minister for Health, Government of Kerala, Trivandrum. Ext.P5 true copy of the letter No.A3-970/05 dated 31.8.2006 issued by the Superintendent of Government Mental Health Centre, Thrissur to the 2nd respondent. Ext.P6 true copy of the letter No.C4.5123/07 dated 10.4.2007 issued by the District Medical Officer (Health), Kanhangad to the petitioner. Ext.P7 true copy of the letter No.D1-6239/07/DHOH dated 13.4.2007 issued by the District Medical Officer of Health, Thrissur to the 2nd respondent. Ext.P8 true copy of the letter No.E.G.2/3998/95/HDD dated 17.3.2007 issued by the Public Information Officer, Trivandrum to the petitioner. Antony Dominic, J. ======================== W.P(C).No.17899 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 7th day of August, 2007. JUDGMENT Complaint of the petitioner is that in spite of the availability of the list prepared by the Public Service Commission and the existence of vacancies, those vacancies have not been reported by the Appointing Authority. Petitioner is relying on Ext.P8, a letter of the Public Information Officer, which according to him, discloses that there are three vacancies of Clinical Psychologist. Taking into account the fact that there are vacancies, it is only proper that the Appointing Authority reports the vacancies to the Public Service Commission, so that the candidates can be advised from the list. 2. In the result, I dispose of this Writ Petition directing that if there are substantive vacancies, Director of Health Services shall report the available substantive vacancies to the Public Service Commission as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Antony Dominic, Judge. ess 7/8