IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 23977 of 2008(D)
1. ASSADEEP.T.S, STAFF NURSE,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS
... Respondent
2. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE
3. THE POST GRADUATE SELECTION COMMITTEE,
4. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
For Petitioner :SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN
Dated :19/08/2008
O R D E R
S. SIRI JAGAN, J.
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W.P.(C)No.23977 OF 2008
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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.
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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
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