IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2010 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6829 of 2010(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER): --------------- DR.A.N.SAHADEVAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O. O.M.APPUKUTTY, "DEVENDU", NEAR DOORDARSAN KENDRA, MEDICAL COLLEGE POST, KOZHIKODE-673 008. (ASST. SURGEON, CHC, KODUVALLY, KOZHIKODE). BY ADV. SRI.MANJERI SUNDERRAJ SMT.K.K.PREETHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.6829/10 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF AGE PROOF THE PETITIONER – 3RD PAGE OF SSLC BOOK 1974/77. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE SERVICE DETAILS OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIN TO PG MEDICAL COURSE, 2010. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION TO PG MEDICAL COURSE, 201. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S REQUEST LETTER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DME. TRUE COPY T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.6829 OF 2010 C ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 17th DAY OF MARCH, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as an Assistant Surgeon in the Community Health Centre, Koduvally in Kozhikode. His date of birth is 20.2.1962. The main prayer in the Writ Petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant relaxation to the petitioner for admission to the PG Medical Course, 2010. For admission for PG course in the case of service quota candidates, on completion of the course, the candidate should have at least five years' service left before the date of superannuation in the respective department. The upper age limit is to be reckoned as 30.4.2010. If the same is implemented, the petitioner will fall short of the required five years' service in the department, just by one month. He will retire from service on 30.3.2017. 2. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P5 representation before the Government seeking for appropriate orders granting exemption in the matter. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P5 within a period of one W.P.(C)No.6829/10 -2- month and at any rate before the admission process is over. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this Writ Petition for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE dsn