{"id":254966,"date":"2010-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopalakrishnan-p-v-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-december-2010"},"modified":"2016-12-15T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T18:35:55","slug":"gopalakrishnan-p-v-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopalakrishnan-p-v-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Gopalakrishnan.P.V vs State Of Kerala on 23 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gopalakrishnan.P.V vs State Of Kerala on 23 December, 2010<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 38486 of 2010(I)\n\n\n1. GOPALAKRISHNAN.P.V,JUNIOR HEALTH\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. PRAKASHAN.K KUNHUMBUDKA,\n3. SANDOSHKUMAR.M,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE SECRETARY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :23\/12\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                             S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                      ==================\n\n                      W.P.(C).No.38486 of 2010\n\n                      ==================\n\n               Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2010\n\n                             J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      The petitioners are Junior Health Inspectors Grade II in Idukki<\/p>\n<p>district. Their home district is Kannur. They aspire for transfer to their<\/p>\n<p>home district. Seeking this relief, the petitioners have filed Exts.P4, P5<\/p>\n<p>and P6 representations before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek<\/p>\n<p>a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exts.P4, P5 and P6 and<\/p>\n<p>pass orders thereon expeditiously.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      2.    I have heard the learned Government Pleader also.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">      3.    Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with<\/p>\n<p>a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on<\/p>\n<p>Exts.P4, P5 and P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within<\/p>\n<p>two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this<\/p>\n<p>judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">                                                        Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">sdk+                                              S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE\n          \/\/\/True copy\/\/\/\n\n\n\n\n                               P.A. to Judge\n\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">2<\/span>\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Gopalakrishnan.P.V vs State Of Kerala on 23 December, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 38486 of 2010(I) 1. GOPALAKRISHNAN.P.V,JUNIOR HEALTH &#8230; Petitioner 2. PRAKASHAN.K KUNHUMBUDKA, 3. SANDOSHKUMAR.M, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE SECRETARY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, 4. 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