IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 10TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 19TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 26881 of 2007(A) PETITIONER: 1. SALINA VINCENT, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE,COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE VELLANAD, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT. 2. AKKAMMA E.A., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, VAZHOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. LILAMMA XAVIER, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, PAMBAKUDA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. V.P. LALITHA KUMARI, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. MARIAMMA K.C., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, VADAVAKODE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. VALSAMMA K.K., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, CHERANELLOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.S.KARTHIKA SRI.M.S.UNNIKRISHNAN SMT.K.P.GEETHA MANI SRI.M.R.ANISON SRI.T.R.RAJESH RESPONDENTS: THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI , J ========================== W.P.(C) NO. 26881 OF 2007 ========================== Dated this the 10th day of September, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioners, working as Junior Public Health Nurses, contend that they have completed the statutory Health Supervisory Training course conducted by the department for six months. They are awaiting promotion to the post of Lady Health Inspector. According to them, their juniors have been promoted and they have been over looked for no reason. Exts. P3 and similar representations have been submitted by the petitioners before the Director of Health Services. 2. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader on behalf of the respondent, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Director of Health Services to take a decision on the request made by the petitioners as per Ext.P3 (and similar representations stated to have been filed before the Director) within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V. GIRI, JUDGE. rv