IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2009 / 15TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22349 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SUBITHA K.V., W/O.SUDHEERAN, AGED 37 YEARS, PALLYIL HOUSE, PADIYAM P.O., KANDASANKADAVU, THRISSUR, (WORKING AS REFRACTIONIST, DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, MULAKUNNATHUKAVU, THRISSUR). BY MR.T.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR,ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, MULAKUNNATHUKAVU, THRISSUR. BY MR. A.J.VARGHESE, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: dvs T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22349 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Refractionist Grade-II, Department of Ophthalmology in the Medical College Hospital, Mulakunnathukavu, Thrissur. He is seeking for promotion as Refractionist Grade-I from January 2002 onwards. 2. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P8 representation before the Director of Medical Education namely, 2nd respondent herein. The same has been forwarded as per Exhibit P9 by the Administrative Officer. It is pointed out that the said representation is pending without any result. It is also pointed out that similarly placed persons have already been promoted to the higher post. Therein request has been made to grant promotion from January 2002 onwards. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P8 forwarded as per Exhibit P9, after hearing W.P.(C) No.22349/2009 2 the petitioner and any other affected parties if any, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp