IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2011 / 17TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 606 of 2011(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ CELIN THOMAS, STAFF NURSE, GOVERNMENT TRIBAL HOSPITAL, P.O.KUNNIMANGALAM, NORTH WAYANAD, WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN-670 645. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TRIBALS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, WAYANAD-673 001. 4. THE DIRECTOR, SCHEDULED TRIBE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 606 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Staff Nurse in Government Tribal Hospital in Wayanad. The petitioner's grievance is that, the petitioner was not paid salary from December 2007 onwards. The petitioner has another grievance that the petitioner has not been given the benefit of regularization in service like other similarly situated persons. Detailing these grievances the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the Government. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible. The learned Government Pleader points out that, Ext.P5 has been filed before the Minister for Health. Having considered rival contentions, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent shall treat Ext.P5 as a W.P.(C)No. 606 of 2011 -2- petition filed before the Government and dispose of the same after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/