IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 18TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2074 of 2011(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. SOBHANA K., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE GR.I, P.H.C. CHENGALI, P.O.CHENGALAI, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN-670 631. 2. SAKUNTHALA K., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE GR.I, P.H.C. EZHOME, P.O. EZHOME, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN-670 334. 3. PRASANNAKUMARI K., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE GR.I, P.H.C.CHUZHALI, P.O.CHUZHALI, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER FOR HEALTH, KANNUR-670 001. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.SANDESH RAJA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 2074 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Junior Public Health Nurses in the Health Service Department of the Government of Kerala. Prior to starting regular service, they had provisional service. By orders of this court that provisional service was counted for the purpose of granting increments. The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that the provisional service is not being counted for grant of higher grades. Seeking this relief the petitioners have filed Exts.P5 to P7 representations before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 to P7 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 to P7 W.P.(C)No. 2074 of 2011 -2- as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/