IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2008 / 11TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29152 of 2008(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- DR.P.PADMAKUMAR, S/O.C.PADMANABHA MANNADIAR,"GEETHAM" CHIRAKKAL THODI PARAMBA, THIRUVANNUR NADA P.O. KOZHIKODE-29, NOW WORKING AS ASSISTANT SURGEON MEDICAL OFFICER IN-CHARGE, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, ALIPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH) MANJERI. * ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED ADDL. R4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, FAMILY & HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. * ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 03/10/2008 IN I.A.12602/2008. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 29152 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Assistant Surgeon in the Health Services Department and he has been working for the last more than 8 years at Primary Health Centre, Alipparamba, in Malappuram District which according to the petitioner, is treated as 'Difficult Rural Area by the respondents. He submits that as an encouragement to the persons who are working in the Difficult Rural Area certain seats are reserved for M.D.Post graduate course. He further submits that he has been aspiring to join for M.D.(Radio Diagnosis) course. For the past several years, the said course is being allocated to Lecturer Quota. He submits that the Government should look into the question as to whether the said course must be alloted to Difficult Rural Area Quota. Ext.P2 representation is addressed to the Director of Medical Education. In my view, the decision could be taken only by the Government. 2. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the WPC.29152 /2008 2 first respondent to forward Ext.P2 to the Government within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereupon the Government shall consider the request made by the petitioner and take a decision thereon, within a period of four weeks thereafter. V. GIRI, JUDGE. pmn/ WPC.29152 /2008 3