IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 13125 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. A.C.THANKAMMA, LADY HEALTH SUPERVISOR, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, VARAPETTY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. MARIAM.I., LADY HEALTH SUPERVISOR, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, PAMPAKUDA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.S.KARTHIKA SRI.M.S.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.M.R.ANISON SMT.K.P.GEETHA MANI SRI.T.R.RAJESH RESPONDENT: -------------------- DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/4/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ========================= WP(C).No.13125 of 2008-K. ========================= Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are working as Lady Health Supervisors. The grievance raised in the writ petition is that in spite of availability of sufficient vacancies the claim of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Public Health Nursing Tutor is not being considered. They have moved before the competent authority by filing Exts.P4 and P5 representations seeking promotion. It is submitted that no action has been taken in spite of receipt of Exts.P4 and P5. It is upto the competent authority to take a decision whether the petitioners are entitled for promotion to the existing vacancies. I am not expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter. There will be a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion in accordance WP(C).No.13125 of 2008-K. -: 2 :- with law, as expeditiously as possible, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kvs/-