IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 8TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25502 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ VARGHESE.P.P., S/O. LATE PAULOSE, AGED 59 YEARS, PANATTU HOUSE, KEERAMPARA.P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH(ROY) SRI.LAWRENCE D'CUNHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF KERALA, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA-686070. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM,KOCHI-682031. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.25502/11 PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 27-10-2000 ISSUED FROM THE SCHOOL. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE AIDED SCHOOL CERTIFICATE DATED 12-12-2006 ISSUED FROM THE SCHOOL. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT THROUGH THE EDUCATION MINISTER. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THELETTER DATED 26-10-2009 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 12-08-2011 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.25502 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein retired from service as High School Assistant(Malayalam) from St.Johns High School, Pulinthanam. The request made by the petitioner before the District Educational Officer as evident from Exhibit P5 representation is to re-fix the pensionary benefits counting his service as 16 years. 2. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the service book is retained in the St.Johns High School, Pulinthanam and the same has not been forwarded to the District Educational Officer so far. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the District Educational Officer may be directed to call for the service book from the school and take a decision on Exhibit P5 representation in accordance with law. Therefore, there will be a direction to the District Educational Officer to consider Exhibit P5 representation, after calling for the service book of the petitioner from the St.Johns High School, Pulinthanam, and pass W.P.(C)No.25502/11 -2- appropriate orders thereon within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of the Writ Petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 2nd respondent-District Educational Officer for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE). dsn