IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2009 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 28419 of 2009(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.MARY W/O.J.KOCHUTHAMPI, CHARUVILA NADAPARA PUTHEN VEEDU PANNIYODU PO,KATAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM MID DAY MEAT COOK, GOVT.L.P.SCHOOL, KATTAKKADA. BY ADV. SRI.K.REGHU KOTTAPPURAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE HEADMISTRESS,GOVT L.P.SCHOOL PANNIYODU PO, KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KATTAKKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KATTAKKADA POLICE STATION, KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28419/2009-V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 27th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein was engaged as mid-day meal cook in Government L.P. School, Kattakkada. Her engagement started from 07/03/2008. Prior to that her mother was working there. The petitioner was getting daily wage of Rs.50/- which was enhanced to Rs.100/- though not paid. It is stated that the petitioner is a member of the union, namely, Pachaka Thozhilali Union. The petitioner submitted application Ext.P2 before the Assistant Educational Officer seeking for regularisation as mid- day meal cook. The petitioner has got a contention that some of the office bearers of the Parents-Teachers Association were ill-treating her as a result of which an incident occurred on 15/08/2009 for which she was treated in the S.A.T Hospital, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. The petitioner had been submitting various representations as she was not allowed to work in the school though she reported for duty on 14/09/2009 and thereafter. Ext.P4 is the complaint filed before the Police, Ext.P5 is the representation filed before the Assistant Educational Officer pointing about the denial of work and Ext.P6 is the representation submitted before the Hon'ble Minister for Education. W.P.(C). No.28419/2009 -:2:- 3. The petitioner is heavily placing reliance on the Award produced as Ext.P7 herein in respect of another mid-day meal cook. 4. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 with notice to the petitioner and other necessary parties within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms