IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MRS.MANJULA CHELLUR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 WA.No. 1699 of 2011 --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.22277/2011 Dated 19/09/2011 .................... APPELLANT/PETITONER: -------------------------- DR.ASHA SYAM, AGED 26 YEARS, D/O.V.SYAMAPRASAD, ASHA BHAVAN, S.N.PURAM.P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688 582. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANU RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. THE STATE PROGRAMME MANAGER, NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION (KERALA) STATE MISSION OFFICE, GENERAL HOSPITAL JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT. K. MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Manjula Chellur, Ag. C.J. & C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A. No. 1699 OF 2011 and C.M. Appln. No. 986 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Manjula Chellur, Ag. C.J. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The grievance of the appellant before the learned Single Judge is with regard to the extension of 10 months' time for joining duty in terms of the bond executed by her at the time of joining the Government Medical College at Calicut. The case of the appellant is that she is preparing for Entrance Examination and there she needs time for such preparation. Hence she could join duty assigned to her in terms of the bond only after 10 months. 3. It is not in dispute that the undertaking given by the appellant in the form of a bond is with some purpose to enable the Government to post these Doctors at various places, W.A. No. 1699 of 2011 -:2:- in view of the shortage of Doctors. In the absence of any clause in the bond providing for such extension of time and in the light of the object of such a bond, we are of the opinion that the judgment of the learned Single Judge does not warrant any interference. C.M. Appln. No. 986 of 2011 filed for condoning delay of 5 days in filing the appeal is dismissed. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. Manjula Chellur, Ag. Chief Justice. C.N.Ramachandran Nair, Judge. ttb