IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 7732 of 2009(J) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: 1. DHANARAJAN K., WORKING AS JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE I, CHERUVANNOOR (KUNDAYITHODU), KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT KANNANTHARA HOUSE, VYDYARANGADI, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE. 2. RAVEENDRAN T.,WORKING AS JUNIOR HEALTH INSPETOR GRADE I,P.H.CENTRE, VADAKKUMCHERY, PALAKKAD RESIDING AT NARAYANAMANDIRAM, NEAR G.B.H.S.S. NENMANA P.O.,PALAKKAD. 3. P.VIJAYAKUMAR, WORKING AS JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE I.,P.H.CENTRE,CHERIYAMUNDAM, PARAPPUTHADAM, CHERIYAMUNDAM P.O., MALAPPURAM, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEKANNAPURATHU HOUSE,FAROK P.O. KOZHIKODE. 4. K.K.MOIDEENKUTTY, WORKING AS JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE I,C.H. CENTRE, TANUR, MALAPPURAM, RESIDING AT KOYAPPANATTIL HOUSE, PULLIPARAMBU P.O.,CHELEMBRA, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR SRI.LEO GEORGE RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SEVICES, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.7732 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th March,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are working as Junior Health Inspector Gr.I in the Health Department. They were promoted from the post of Junior Health Inspector Gr.II. 2. The main grievance raised by the petitioners is regarding the placement in the seniority list of Junior Health Inspector Gr.II. Petitioners had approached this Court by filing WPC No. 12323/2005 challenging their placement in the seniority list. Exhibit-P2 is the counter affidavit filed in the said writ petition. Petitioners were ultimately allowed by this Court by Exhibit-P5 judgment to prefer an appeal against the seniority list within one month from 18.6.2008. Accordingly they have preferred an appeal against the combined seniority list dated 24.12.2004 before the Government as per Exhibit-P6. Exhibit-P7 is the notice issued for a hearing of the matter on 16.9.2008. It is pointed out that the hearing was W.P ( C) No.7732 of 2009 2 conducted on the said day but no orders have been passed so far. 3. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that orders are yet to be passed on the appeal pursuant to the hearing conducted on 16.9.2008. 4. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to pass appropriate orders on the appeal which was already heard on 16.9.2008 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.7732 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.7732 of 2009 4