IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2010 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 9321 of 2010(M) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.I.DIVAKARAN, RETIRED H.S.A.(MALAYALAM), A.K.K.R.HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, CHELANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, RESIDING AT "SREEKOVIL", MENTHILERI, CHEVAYOOR P.O., KOZHIKODE-17. BY ADV. MR.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE MANAGER, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF A.K.K.R.SCHOOLS, CHELANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 4. U.K.RAJAGOPALAN, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, A.K.K.R.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, CHELANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. T.T. MUHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 9321 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a High School Assistant in Malayalam in an aided school. A vacancy of Higher Secondary School Teacher has arisen in the school. According to the petitioner he is entitled to be appointed by transfer to that post, which is reserved in the 25% category for by-transfer appointments. Petitioner's grievance is that the manager proposes to appoint 4th respondent who is much junior to the petitioner. The petitioner has filed appeal against the same which was dismissed. Detailing his grievances he has filed Ext.P5 representation before the 1st respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 petition expeditiously. 2. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Government Pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition W.P.(C)No. 9321 of 2010 -2- with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and respondents 3 & 4, if the same is pending. 3. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition before the 1st respondent along with a certified copy of this judgment for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/