IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2010 / 22ND ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31504 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.SANGEETHA V.C., W/O. MANU, MEDICAL OFFICER, GOVERNMENT HOMOEO DISPENSARY, CHUNKAPPARA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN SRI.I.P.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001. 2. DIRECTOR OF HOMOEOPATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HOMEOPATHY), PATHANAMTHITTA 689645. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.31504 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as a Medical Officer (Homeopathy) at Government Homo Dispensary, Chunkappara. According to the petitioner, the place is a hilly forest area and she has been continuing there for four years. She submits that now there would arise vacancies of Medical Officers at Sasthamkotta, Pallickal and Elanthoor on account of promotions in November 2010. Seeking transfer of the petitioner to one of those vacancies, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P8 representation before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders W.P.(c)No.31504/10 2 on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.31504/10 3