IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2009 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 27950 of 2008(B) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- GAYATHRI G.R., D/O. LATE T.K.RAJAN, AMBADI, ANADU P.O., NEDUMANGADU, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT. BY ADV.MR.K.SABU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR THE INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER THE INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.ANTONY MUKKATH FOR R3 TO 5 MR.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.27950/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1- COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED IN THE PSC BULLETIN DT. 24.2.07. P2:- COPY OF THE RANKED LIST FOR THE POST OF PHARMACIST GRADE II (AYURVEDA). P3:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.E1-5566/2008 DT. 10.3.08 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P4:- COPY OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE PETITIOENRS'S FRIEND UNDER R1 ACT DT. 17.4.08. P5:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.G-1151/08 DT. 3.5.08 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P6:- COPY OF THE REQUESTED DT. 13.5.08 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 2ND RESPONDENT. P7:- COPY OF THE REPLY GIVEN GIVEN BY THE PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER FOR EXT.P6 DT. 27.5.08. P8:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.E1-2817/08 DT. 15.4.08 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P9:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO.E1-5566/07 DT. 30.7.07 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P10:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 14.5.08 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF HEALTH. P11:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN WPC. NO.18413/08. P12:- COPY OF THE SPECIAL RULES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AYURVEDA PHARMACIST GRADE II, GO(P) NO.9 DT. 17.1.67. P13:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT BEFORE THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (ISM), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DT.3.10.08. P14:- COPY OF THE REPLY DT. 30.10.08 IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION DT. 3.10.08. P15:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISTRICT OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM DT. 3.10.08. P16:- COPY OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT'S REPLY DT. 24.10.08 IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION DT. 3.10.08. P17:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT DT. 20.11.0.8. P18:- COPY OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT'S REPLY DT. 17.12.08 IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION DT. 20.11.08. P19:- COPY OF THE 12TH RANK HOLDER'S LETTER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 2.12.08. P20:- COPY OF THE FRESH NOTIFICATION UNDER EXTRA ORDINARY GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DT. 30.12.08 PUBLISHED IN THE MATHRUBHUMI THOZHILVARTHA. P21:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT BEFORE THE INFORMATION OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISTRICT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DT. 15.1.09. P22:- COPY OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT'S REPLY DT. 27.1.09 IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION DT. 15.1.09. P23:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICE (ISM), TRIVANDRUM DT. 15.1.09. P24:- COPY OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT'S REPLY DT. 11.2.09 IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION DT. 15.1.09. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.27950 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The main relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to respondents 3 and 4 to report the actual number of vacancies of Pharmacist Gr.II (Ayurveda) including the nine vacancies specified in Exhibit-P5. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the reporting of certain vacancies, petitioner has already received an Advice Memo. Therefore, the grievance raised by the petitioner has been met. Hence, the writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to agitate any subsisting grievance , if any, before any appropriate Forum. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 2 3