IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2009 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 13591 of 2009(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DOTTY THOMAS, AGED 54 YEARS, PHARMACIST STORE KEEPER, GENERAL HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA, RESIDING AT KANJIRATHINKAL, AVALOOKKUNNU.P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. MR.B.PRAMOD. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVT,. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES & FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 13591 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri. B. Pramod, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. Antony Mukkath, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is presently working as Pharmacist Store Keeper. His grievance is that though a large number of vacancies of Store Superintendent exist and he is eligible to be promoted, the respondents are not taking steps to convene the Departmental Promotion Committee to select officers eligible for promotion to the category of Store Superintendent. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submits that the petitioner has been selected by the Departmental Promotion Committee and that files are now with the Government for approval and publication in the Official Gazette. In that view WPC 13591/09 2 of the matter, the petitioner cannot in my opinion have any subsisting grievance. The writ petition is closed with a direction to the respondents to finalize the selection process for appointment to the post of Store Superintendent and issue orders promoting the selected candidates expeditiously. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.