IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2007 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 9772 of 2007(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. SUMA JAMES, HEADMISTRESS UMAYATTUKARA L.P.S., KALLISSERY P.O. CHENGANNUR 2. JESSY PUNNOOS, L.P.S.A. UMAYATTUKARA L.P.S.KALLISSERY P.O. CHENGANNUR BY ADV. SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. MANAGER, UMAYATTUKARA L.P.S.KALLISSERY P.O. CHENGANNUR 2. ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CHENGANNUR 3. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MAVELIKKARA 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ALAPPUZHA 5. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 6. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY IT'S SECRETARY TO GOVT. GENERAL EDUCATION DEPT., SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 9772 OF 2007 L -------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd March, 2007 JUDGMENT Case of the petitioners, in brief, is as follows: First petitioner is the Headmistress and second petitioner is LPSA in the Umayattukara L.P. School. The appointments were approved. They have continuous service for 19 and 15 years respectively. Owing to the reduction of staff strength, there was a proposal to close the School. It is stated that the fourth respondent as per letter dated 27.9.2006 addressed the fifth respondent seeking necessary orders for closing down the School and seeking deployment of the teachers. It is the petitioners' case that the fifth respondent has not passed any orders in this regard so far. It is stated that the petitioners are signing the Attendance Register, but they are not getting salary. They have already submitted Ext.P3 before the fifth respondent. In view of the fact that the petitioners have not been paid salary, I feel that the fifth respondent should look into the matter and WP(C) NO.9772/07 L 2 pass appropriate orders, so that the petitioners get the benefits due to them without any delay. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving open the contentions of petitioners, with a direction to the fifth respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment and to pay any consequential benefits to which the petitioners are entitled to, without any further delay. K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE kbk.