IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2008 / 3RD SRAVANA 1930 W.P(C).No. 22479 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ NITHY.T., JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, P.H.C. MEPPADY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER FOR HEALTH, WAYANAD. BY SMT. M.R. SREELATHA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).22479/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 25th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a Junior Public Health Nurse who commenced regular service prior to 1.10.1994. According to her, she has rendered provisional service prior to the said date. She submits that she is entitled to increment taking into account the provisional service rendered by her prior to 1.10.1994, in circumstances where her regular service commenced prior to 1.10.1994. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's claim as contained in Ext.P2, in the light of the judgment of the Full Bench of this Court in State of Kerala v. Ponnamma (2005 (4) KLT 987 [FB] ) and take a decision thereon, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs