IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 33904 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. JEEMON V.T. JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE-II COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE EZHIKKARA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. C.SATHEESH KUMAR JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE-II PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE PURAKKAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.ABDUL SAMMAD SRI.V.D.BALAKRISHNA KARTHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C). 33904/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who were originally appointed as Junior Health Inspectors Grade-II in the Health Service Department, had thereafter been appointed in Municipal Common Service. Before confirmation in the latter Department, they sought for repatriation to the Health service. By Exts.P1 and 2 orders, they were permitted to join Health Services. Petitioners contend, in the meanwhile, that under Ext.P3 order, they were provisionally promoted as Junior Health Inspectors Grade- I, but on repatriation to the parent department they were posted only as Grade-II. Petitioners have filed Exts.P4 and P5 before the Director of Health Services seeking promotion to the post of Junior Health Inspector Grade-I taking note of their original seniority in the parent department. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second W.P.(C).33904/2007 2 respondent to look into Ext.P4 and P5 and take a decision thereon in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment keeping in mind the principles laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Balakrishnan Nair v. Rammohan Nair (1998 (1) KLT 766 (FB). V.GIRI Judge mrcs