IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2010 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35874 of 2010(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- C.T.MARIAMMA, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE/ LADY HEALTH INSPECTOR, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, PATTIAM, CHERUVANCHERRY, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI. M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 035. 3. SMT.C.A.SUDHAKUMARI, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, KANJETTUKARA-689 616, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 & R2 BY GOVT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.35874 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Public Health Nurse working in Kannur district. She is working there for the past three years. Her home district is Pathanamthitta. According to the petitioner, she has been applying for transfer to her home district. But, her requests are not being attended to by the second respondent, is the grievance of the petitioner. At the same time, the third respondent, who is junior to the petitioner has been given a posting in Pathanamthitta district by the second respondent. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 petition before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass W.P.(C)No.35874//10 2 orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the third respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.35874//10 3