IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2009 / 16TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 462 of 2009(E) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- DAIVANA, W/O. VELAYUDHAN,DRESSER/NURSING ASSISTANT, E.S.E. DISPENSARY, OTTAPALAM, RESIDING AT E.S.I. QUARTERS, ATTACHED TO E.S.I. HOSPITAL, VADAKKANTHARA POST, PALAKKAD -12. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, OF HEALTH, THIRUVNANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE COPORATION, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 4. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICE, CALICUT. 5. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.462/2009-E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner entered in service as a part time Sweeper and was promoted to full time service as Hospital Attendant Grade-II in the Insurance Medical Services on 30/03/1988. On completion of 10 years of service as on that date, she was granted 10 years higher grade. Later she was promoted to the cadre of Nursing Assistant with effect from 11/08/2001 in the same scale of pay of 10 years higher grade which was sanctioned to her. According to the petitioner, in the light of G.O.(P) No.125/206/FIN dated 17/03/2006 and G.O.(P) No.145/2006/FIN, dated 25/03/2006, the Government was pleased to revise the pay scale of Government employees and also allowed time bound higher grade for employees on completion of 8, 16 and 23 years and who continued in service without adequate promotion. 2. Seeking for the grant of higher grade benefits as per the above orders, the petitioner approached the respondents by submitting Ext.P1 W.P.(C) No.462/2009 -:2:- representation. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the light of the fact that the petitioner has approached the Government by Ext.P1 representation, there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms