IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 32600 of 2009(S) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED ON A LETTER RECEIVED FROM SMT.GIRIJA.T. REGARDING THE UNDUE DELAY ON THE PART OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IN CONDUCTING SURGERY FOR VALVE TRANSPLANTATION ON HER HUSBAND SRI.ASOKAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT., GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.BANNURMATH, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.32600 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of November 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.BANNURMATH, C.J. This writ petition was initiated by this court on receipt of a letter from Smt.T.Girija complaining the undue delay on the part of the Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram in conducting surgery for valve transplantation on her husband Sri.Asokan. On issuance of the notice, the learned Government Pleader has submitted that the doctors at Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram have taken every step expediting the surgery and said Sri.Asokan has undergone the Mitral Valve Replacement on 14-11-2009 and he is doing well. In the above facts and circumstances of the case, we close this writ petition. (S.R.BANNURMATH) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE jes