IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2011 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14305 of 2011(K) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ GEETHA KUMARI. S., SENIOR LECTURER, GOVT. COLLEGE OF NURSING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.PREMCHAND RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 001 3. ASHA S.KUMAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF NURSING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN-695 001 4. SMT. SNEHA LEEZA V.L., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF NURSING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN-695 001 R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14305 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of May, 2011. J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by the order of transfer whereby the petitioner is transferred from the Government College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram to the Government College of Nursing, Alappuzha, this writ petition has been filed. 2. The petitioner's case shows that when draft list was published as per Ext.P3, the petitioner submitted an objection to the same. It is also the petitioner's case that with regard to the denial of her timely promotion, the petitioner approached this Court by filing W.P.(C) No.36181/2010 and by Ext.P2 judgment, a direction was issued to pass orders on the representation within a period of two months. Again the petitioner approached this Court by filing W.P.(C) No.5534/2011 seeking for a direction to dispose of the objections filed against the proposal for transfer. It is pointed out that the petitioner is facing various problems as her father died on 03.02.2011 and her aged mother is a cardiac W.P.(C) No.14305/2011 2 patient who is staying with her. 3. The respondents 3 and 4 are now being posted to Thiruvananthapuram. It is the case of the petitioner that there are sufficient vacancies in Thiruvananthapuram itself to accommodate the petitioner and it is claimed that four vacancies are existing in Thiruvananthapuram. 4. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that one vacancy in the post of Associate Professor is available and only if the petitioner is having P.G qualification, the petitioner could be considered. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is having post graduate qualification as evident from Ext.P1 certificate. Ext.P9 is the representation filed by the petitioner before the Government in the matter. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P9 representation in the light of the facts pointed out in the writ petition and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of one month from today. The request of the petitioner for accommodation in any of the existing vacancies in Thiruvananthapuram will be considered. The petitioner will W.P.(C) No.14305/2011 3 produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance before the 1st respondent. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp