IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 14TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3549 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SATHEEBHAI K.N., STAFF NURSE GR.I, P.H.C. PAMPURUTHI, P.O.NARATH, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.MANOJ (KANNUR) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KANNUR. 4. PUSHPA KUMARI K.M., HEAD NURSE, DISTRICT HOSPITAL, KANNUR, DISTRICT HOSPITAL P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NANDA KUMAR -R1 TO R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 3549 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Staff Nurse Grade I in a Primary Health Centre under the second respondent. She is an aspirant for promotion to the post of Head Nurse. The grievance of the petitioner is that ignoring her legitimate claim for promotion to the post of Head Nurse, the 4th respondent was promoted and posted as Head Nurse, as per Ext.P3 order dated 4.7.2009. Raising the grievance against non consideration of her claim and also the promotion granted to the 4th respondent, the petitioner has already approached the second respondent through Ext.P4 representation. 2. Grievances against an order of promotion is permissible to be taken in appeal before the competent authority. Therefore, Ext.P4 representation filed by the petitioner, raising her grievance against Ext.P3 order, is maintainable. That being so, there is no reason for the second respondent for not looking into the grievance raised by the petitioner in Ext.P4, of course, with notice to the 4th respondent. Therefore, there will W.P.(C) NO. 3549/2010 2 be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 representation, with notice to the 4th respondent, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) sp/ W.P.(C) NO. 3549/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO. 3549/2010 JUDGMENT 3rd February, 2010