IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2009 / 12TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 172 of 2009(U) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.MAYA.G, ASSOCIATE PROFESOR IN ANESTHESIOLOGY, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, THRISSUR, GOVINDAM, T.C/22/678(1),IRANIMUTTOM, MANAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMEN T OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, KERALA STATE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.172 of 2009 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Associate Professor in Anesthesiology, Government Medical College, Thrissur. It is stated that her home station is Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner states that she joined service on 20.11.1990 as Lecturer in Anesthesiology in Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram where she continued till March 2000. She was promoted as Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology and posted in the Government Medical College, Kozhikode where she continued till December 2000. Thereafter, she was transferred to Government Medical College, Alappuzha. In 2003, petitioner was again transferred to Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. She continued at Thiruvananthapuram till 31.10.2006. Petitioner was promoted as Associate Professor and posted in Government Medical College, Thrissur where she joined on 8.11.2006. She is continuing at Thrissur. Pointing out that the petitioner has maximum out station service and that she WPC No. 172/2009 2 is entitled to get a transfer to her home station, the petitioner submitted Exts.P1, P2 and P3 representations. These representations have not been disposed of so far. The reliefs prayed for in the writ petition are the following: “(i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to transfer and post petitioner in the vacancy of Associate Professor in Anesthesiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram which arise consequent to the promotion of Dr.Linette as Professor in Anesthesiology forthwith and (ii) such other order or direction deems fit and proper for this Hon'ble Court in facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, who took notice for the respondents. The only request made by the petitioner is to consider Exts.P1 to P3 by the first respondent and to take a final decision in the matter. In the facts and circumstance of this case, the writ petition WPC No. 172/2009 3 is disposed of directing first respondent to consider and dispose of Exts.P1 to P3 as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition and certified copy of the judgment to the first respondent. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE csl