IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30095 of 2011(J) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER : --------------------- DR.JACOB GEORGE, S/O.DR.P.G.GEORGE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE CONVENER, DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (HIGHER) FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICE, (PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT), HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 035. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM - 686 008. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2011. THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: RKM WP(C).No. 30095 of 2011(J) ------------------------------------------ APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE PROFORMA DATED NIL P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER OF THE PETITIONER DATED 04.07.2011 P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER OF THE PRINCIPAL OF MEDICAL COLLEGE DATED 04.07.2011. P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE G.O. (RT.) NO.3283/2011/H&FWD OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED 15.09.2011. P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION G.O.(P) NO.451/11/H&FWD OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED 09.08.2011. P6 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE RKM T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 30095 of 2011-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of November, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology, Government Medical College, Kottayam. 2. Ext.P1 is the proforma forwarded to the Director of Medical Education for considering career advancement promotion as Associate Professor. It appears that the Departmental Promotion Committee has published a select list as per Ext.P5, wherein the petitioner is not included, but his juniors are included. Seeking for appropriate relief in the matter, the petitioner has filed a statutory representation as per Ext.P6 before the second respondent who is the Convener of the Departmental Promotion Committee. It is prayed that a direction may be issued to the second respondent to consider and pass orders Ext.P6 within a time frame. 3. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6 representation in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second wpc 30095/2011 2 respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/