IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23977 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- ASSADEEP.T.S, STAFF NURSE, P.H CENTRE, KADAMPAZHIPURAM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL SRI.S.VISHNU RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SHANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM-1. 3. THE POST GRADUATE SELECTION COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, O/O DME, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O, TRIVANDRUM-I1. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, O/O DHS, GENERAL HOSPITAL JUNCTION, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.23977 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Staff Nurse in the Health Service Department. She is aspiring for admission to the M.Sc. Nursing Course in the quota prescribed for State Level Nursing Officers. According to the petitioner, she would also come within the purview of the expression 'State Level Nursing Officer' for whom a seat is reserved for M.Sc Nursing Course. The petitioner's grievance is that the DME rejected the claim of the petitioner on the ground that the said seat is reserved exclusively for the two posts of Assistant Director of Nursing Services and Deputy Director of Nursing Services and not for others. The petitioner would contend that both the persons holding those two posts already have the qualification of M.Sc Nursing and therefore the persons down the ladder can also be considered for admission to the said course in the reserved set. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P7 representation before the Hon'ble Minister for Health with a copy of the same marked to the 1st respondent. W.P.(c)No.23977/08 2 The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. The petitioner would contend that since the last date for admission is fast approaching, the 1st respondent may be directed to consider the same within the shortest possible time. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I feel that the 1st respondent can be directed to consider Ext.P7 expeditiously. Accordingly, the 1st respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.23977/08 3