IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2010 / 11TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18914 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- DR.JOSEPH ISAAC, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.V.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT: --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-1. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 18914 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is Clinical Psychologist in Medical Education Department. He commenced his service on 05.10.1991. According to him, he is stagnated in the entry post itself and even the time bound grade promotions were not given to him. According to the petitioner he is entitled to get the promotion to the post of Lecturer in Clinical Psychology. Despite the availability of vacancy in the post of Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, no steps have so far been taken to consider his claim for promotion to the said post, it is submitted. 2. In the said circumstance, the petitioner has approached the respondent by filing Exhibit P2 representation. The petitioner has also sought for a direction to enable his continuance in service upto the age of 60 years relying on the order in G.O(M.S) No. 2 WP (C) No. 18914 of 2010 I.A/2010/H&FWD dated 14.01.2010. The said issue viz., right teaching staff not belonging to the Medical category under the Medical Education Service to continue beyond the normal date of retirement by virtue of the said G.O. dated 14.01.2010 is pending consideration before this Court in a batch of Writ Petitions. Therefore, I do not propose to issue any direction to the respondent on that issue in this Writ Petition. However, with respect to the other prayers made in Exhibit P2 viz., with respect to the grievance relating non-sanctioning of grade promotion and the regular promotion I am of the view that, the first respondent is bound to look into the said aspect. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P2 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. rkc