IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2011/22ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WPC.No. 33191 of 2011 (Y) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. KERALA GOVERNMENT PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY. 2. E.V.RAJENDRAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. E.N.VELAPPAN, PHARMACIST, DISTRICT TB CENTRE KARUVELIPPADY, KOCHI-5, RESIDING AT KRISHNAKRIPA AROOKUTTY, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAVISANKAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.K.SHAIJ RAJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13-12-2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 33191/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE G.O. DTD.15.12.1982 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE G.O.(MS)593/2008 H & FWD DTD.9.12.08 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DTD.19.5.2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE D.O.LETTER DTD.6.7.2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P5: COPY OF THE G.O.(RT)NO.3484/2010/H & FWD DTD.6.9.2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.9.9.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.27.9.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. 33191 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is a service organization of Pharmacists and the 2nd petitioner is a member of 1st petitioner, its General Secretary and a Pharmacist Grade I. 2. The complaint of the petitioners is that, Pharmacists are required to work on Sundays as well as on public holidays, without leave. Though they are permitted to take compensatory leave for the holidays on which they have worked, the number of days of compensatory leave has been limited to 22 days. The above limit causes a lot of hardships to the members of the 1st petitioner for the reason that their compensatory leave is limited to 22 days irrespective of the number of days they have worked. In the case of other hospital staff like nurses, 1st respondent has taken away the limit of 22 days. The petitioners seek a WP(C) NO. 33191 OF 2011 ..2.. similar relief in the case of Pharmacists also. They have submitted Ext.P7 representation which is pending before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek the issue of appropriate directions for the disposal of Ext.P7. 3. I have heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. 4. In view of the limited relief claimed, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner, evidenced herein by Ext.P7, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE bka/-