IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 3RD ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 25484 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.P.N.SURESHKUMAR, S/O.P.G.NARAYANAN EZHUTHACHAN, AGED 42 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT `ANASWARA', V.T.ROAD, ERANHIPALAM, CALICUT-673 020. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN SRI.M.X.XAVIER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVT.PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.25484 OF 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an Assistant Professor in the Medical Education Department and presently working at Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. He was earlier appointed as Director of the Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Kozhikode on deputation wherein he continued from 16.1.2003 to 17.11.2006. A certificate of officiation for the period of deputation has not been issued so far by the Appointing Authority. The said certificate is necessary for the sanctioning of the annual increments that could arise during the period of deputation. This is evident from Ext.P2. 2. The Government, as per Ext.P5 order, made it clear that the officiation certificate for the year 2005-06 will be issued separately. But, it has not been done so far, in spite of Ext.P5 having been issued on 20.12.2008. Hence the writ petition. 3. The period of deputation during which the petitioner was in waiting, for a posting, after completion of his deputation W.P.(C) NO.25484 of 2009 2 has now been regularized by the Government as Ext.P5. In the circumstances, the first respondent shall issue a certificate of officiation including the period which has been regularized under Ext.P3 within two months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) spc