IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2010 / 26TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25797 of 2010(Y) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- DR.LESITHA S., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, THRISSUR, PIN-680596. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 695001. 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695011. 3. DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (HIGHER) FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION SERICE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695001. 4. DR.SAJI FRANCIS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA, PIN- 688005. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 25797 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as an Assistant Professor of Pathology in Government Medical College, Thrissur. Ext.P3 is the select list originally published for promotion to the post of Associate Professor for the year 2009. In the said select list, the name of the petitioner has been included. However, the petitioner has a grievance with respect to Ext.P3 regarding the assignment of seniority therein. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 representation to the second respondent for redressing the said grievance. Pending consideration of the same, without notice to the petitioner, Ext.P3 select list was revised as per Ext.P6. Consequently, the name of the petitioner has been deleted from the select list. Feeling aggrieved by Ext.P6 select list, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P9 revision dated 24.5.2010. It is a statutory revision in terms of Rule 28(b)(i) (viii) of Part II of Kerala State & Subordinate Services Rules. The apprehension of the petitioner is that any further delay in the matter of disposal of Ext.P9 revision would hamper his promotional prospects. WPC.No. 25797/2010 : 2 : 2. Evidently, the petitioner's name was included in Ext.P3 select list. Ext.P6 would reveal that her name was deleted from the select list. The contention of the petitioner is that after deleting her name overlooking her seniority a junior to the petitioner has been included in Ext.P6 select list and that deletion and addition in Ext.P6 has been done without notice to her. It is to redress the said grievance that Ext.P9 revision has been filed. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P9 revision petition expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment with notice to the petitioner and the 4th respondent. It will be open to the petitioner to file an additional representation, if necessary, along with a copy of this judgment. The 3rd respondent shall take action, as directed above, on receipt of copy of the judgment from the petitioner. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge