IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36510 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- AJITH KUMAR.R., MECHANIC, CENTRAL WORKSHOP, MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. RESIDING AT 'SREE-HARI BHAVAN,KONATHUKULANGARA, CHITTATTINKARA, VATTIYOORKAVU, P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.36510/2009-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is now working as a Mechanic in the Central Workshop, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to modify the educational qualification prescribed for the post of Technical Assistant (Electronics) by including I.T.I Instrument Mechanic also as educational qualification along with or instead of I.T.I Electronics. 2. The petitioner is a holder of I.T.I. Certificate in Instrument Mechanic after passing S.S.L.C. He joined the service on 23/01/1987 in the T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha and has now completed 23 years of continuous service. The qualification for Mechanic in the Medical Colleges is prescribed as per Ext.P1 Government Order. The petitioner's grievance is that his request for promotion to the post of Technical Assistant (Electronics) has not been considered so far. It is in these circumstances, he has filed Exts.P8 and P9 representations before the Government. 3. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that Exts.P8 and P9 have not been received by the Government so far. W.P.(C). No.36510/2009 -:2:- 4. But, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the same were forwarded through proper channel. 5. If the petitioner refiles Exts.P8 and P9 within a period of three weeks, the same will be considered by the Government and appropriate decision will be taken with regard to the grievances voiced by the petitioner therein within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms