IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2010 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33329 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.PRASANTH KUMAR, MBBS, DLO (DNB), S/O.K.V.KRISHNAN, JUNIOR RESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF ENT, KANNUR MEDICAL COLLEGE, ANJARAKKANDY, MAMBA P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.CIBI THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL, MEDICAL COLLEGE, CALICUT, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673005. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO.33329 OF 2010 (M) ===================== Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner has completed DNB Course in ENT from Calicut Medical Collage during the year 2008-2010. As per the present rules. doctors who have completed post graduate course for Government Medical Colleges in the state have to do compulsory Government service for a period of one year. However, petitioner submits that as per clause(10) of Ext.P2 he has already rendered compulsory Government Service after completing his MBBS and therefore he is not liable to serve again for another one year. Therefore praying to relieve him from the obligation of serving for another one year, he has field Ext.P3 before the 2nd respondent. In this writ petition what is sought is a direction to the 2nd respondent to pass orders on Ext.P3. in the nature of the relief that is sought I direct the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P3 which the 2nd respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 6 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE vi