IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2008 / 16TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20238 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. M.J.LILLY, HEAD NURSE, DISTRICT HOSPITAL ,THRISSUR 2. K.I.ROSY, HEAD NURSE, DISTRICT HOSPITAL, THRISSUR BY ADV. SRI.N.P.SAMUEL SRI.B.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT.,, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695001 2. THE DIRECTROR OF HEALTH SERVICES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695037. BY GP SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).20238/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are Head Nurses in the Health Services Department and they are eligible for promotion to the post of Nursing Superintendent Grade-II. They are aggrieved by the fact that though there are vacancies in the promotion post, steps have not been taken to fill up the same. Reference is made to the fact that all the petitioners have a very short duration in service before their retirement. 2. On instructions, learned Government Pleader submits that the second respondent has prepared a list of 25 Head Nurses eligible for promotion to the Nursing Superintendent Grade-II and they are contemplating provisional promotion. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take a decision in the matter of issuance of orders of W.P.(C).20238/2008 2 provisional promotion for the eligible Head Nurses to the post of Nursing Superintendent Grade-II, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners may produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs