IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2010 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 2202 of 2010(A) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- M.LESLIE FRANCIS, S/O. M.V.FRANCIS, AGED 27 YEARS, UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT,A.U.P.SCHOOL, EZHUMANGAD, POST ARANGOTTUKARA-680 593, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS.MR.V.A.MUHAMMED MR.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THRITHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. THE MANAGER,A.U.P.SCHOOL, EZHUMANGAD, POST ARANGOTTUKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. THE HEAD MASTER, A.U.P.SCHOOL, EZHUMANGAD, POST ARANGOTTUKARA,PALAKKAD DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.2202 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a teacher in an aided school from 26.07.2006 whose appointment has been approved. Pursuant to staff fixation order for the year 2009-10 petitioner has been directed to be retrenched from 15.07.2009. Petitioner submits that the 3rd respondent has not explored the feasibility of accommodating the petitioner by adopting 1:40 teacher-student ratio in accordance with the Government orders applicable. Petitioner has got a further contention that as a Scout Master the petitioner has to be allowed to be continued in the school in view of the Government orders on the subject. Petitioner's revision before the 2nd respondent in this regard was rejected. Therefore the petitioner filed Ext.P15 before the 1st respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the W.P.(C)No.2202 of 2010 -2- 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P15 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P15 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 as well as the manager of the school. 3. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/