IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 11541 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. N.SARASWATHY, HEAD NURSE, MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE, THRISSUR. 2. P.J.ANNAMMA, HEAD NURSE, NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THRISSUR. 3. M.J.ELSY, HEAD NURSE, MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.N.P.SAMUEL SRI.B.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, THRISSUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 11541 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Head Nurses in the Mental Health Centre, Thrissur. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to quash Ext.P7 seniority list to the extent it lowers the seniority of the petitioners that too without hearing them. The petitioners claim that they are entitled for restoration of seniority at various places in the seniority list as mentioned in the writ petition. The petitioners have filed appropriate representations namely Exts.P8, P9, P11, P12 and P14 before the 1st respondent. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the above representations and pass appropriate orders after hearing the petitioners and any other persons affected within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps