IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2010 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36802 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. DR.K. K. SUKUMARAN, SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT HOMOEO HOSPITAL, MOOVATTUPUZHA. 2. DR.G. BHADRAN, SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT HOMOEO HOSPITAL, TRIVANDRUM. 3. DR.B.G. VIJAYAKUMARI AMMA, SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT HOMOEO HOSPITAL, ATTINGAL. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHOSH MATHEW SRI.SATHISH NINAN SRI.ARUN THOMAS SRI.JENNIS STEPHEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HOMOEOPATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 36802 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 10th day of December, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Superintendents working in the Department of Homeopathy in the Government of Kerala. They aspire for promotion to the post of Chief Medical Officers. Seeking this relief, the petitioners have filed Ext. P4 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. It would be open to the petitioners to rely on Ext. P3 or any other documents in support of their case, the applicability of which shall also be considered by the 1st respondent appropriately. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.