IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2011 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33358 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- 1. GEETHA.M, AGED 41 YEARS, W/O.VINOD PANDIT, GEETHANJALY, NARIYAMPARAMP, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DT. NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, DEVICOLAM. 2. CHANDIRKA.K., 42 YEARS, W/O.DEVARAJAN, KIZHAKKEPARACKAL, PANAMANNA P.O., PALAKKAD DT. NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, DEVICOLAM. 3. RUGMINI O.A., AGED 42 YEARS, W/O.HARIMUKUND, HARIBAG, WEST YAKKARA, PALAKKAD, NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, DEVICOLAM. 4. NIRMALAKUMARI, AGED 41 YEARS, W/O.MURALI NIRMALYAM, MANKERA P.O., PALAKKAD, NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, DEVICOLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.JIJI RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, GENERAL HOSPITAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695035. 2. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICE COMPLEX, IDUKKI COLONY POST, CHERUTHONI - 685502. 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE D.M.O. PALAKKAD - 678001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SHAIJ RAJ T.K. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK WP(C).No. 33358 of 2011(T) ----------------------------------- APPENDIX -------------- PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS ------------------------------- EXT.P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER REINSTATING THE PETITIONERS AND OTHERS DATED 13-07-2005. EXT.P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER, P.H.C. DEVICOLAM DATED 19-11-2011 EXT.P-3 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O. DATED 28-10-2002 EXEMPTING ATTAPPADY FROM THE SCOPE OF FIVE YEAR SERVICE. EXT.P-4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION GIVEN BY 1ST AND 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL -------------------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.33358 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Junior Public Health Nurses. Petitioners 1 to 3 are working at the Devicolam Public Health Centre and the fourth petitioner is working at Thodupuzha. Initially, they were appointed to Palakkad District on provisional basis. Later on, their services were terminated in 1999. Though the petitioners challenged their termination by filing writ petitions before this Court, they were dismissed. Subsequently, as per orders of the Apex Court in C.A.No.3591 of 2000, the petitioners were directed to be regularised in service. But, they were appointed to Idukki District, instead of appointing them to the Palakkad District. The petitioners have, therefore, sought an inter-district transfer to Palakkad District. According to them, there are sufficient number of vacancies at Palakkad. They complain that no orders have been passed on their representations, till date. Ext.P4 is a WPC No.33358 of 2011 2 representation submitted by the second petitioner. Similar representations have been submitted by the other petitioners also. The petitioners, therefore, seek the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration of their representations. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Since the representation of the petitioners are pending consideration of the Director of Health Services, it is only appropriate that the said authority considers and pass orders on their representations. 4. This writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing the Director of Health Services to consider the requests of the petitioners for transfer to Palakkad District in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE true copy css/ P.S.TO JUDGE