IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2011 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 30354 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.N.HARIKUMAR,HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER,MAHATMA GANDHI MEMORIAL NSS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,LAKKATTOOR PO,KOTTAYAM, PIN 686 502. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR 0F HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING,SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR,STATE COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH AND TAINING (SCERT),POOJAPPURA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY G.P. SHRI M.A. FAYAZ ADV. SRI.A.ABDUL KHARIM AND SRI.AHZAR.A, SC FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE STATE AWARD ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE SCHEME FOR NATIONAL AWARD TO THE TEACHERS PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 19/8/2010 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT DATED 6/9/2011 FROM THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION DATED 11/10/2011 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL DATED 21/10/2011 ALONG WITH PERFORMA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 30354 of 2011-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of December, 2011. JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed by the petitioner who is working as Higher Secondary School Teacher in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial N.S.S. Higher Secondary School, Lakkattoor P.O., Kottayam, seeking for a direction to the first respondent to consider the candidature of Higher Secondary School Teachers working in the State for consideration of National Award to teachers issued by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, as evidenced by Ext.P2. 2. Shortly stated, the contention of the petitioner is that going by Ext.P2 Scheme, the Higher Secondary School Teachers are also liable to be included for consideration of National Award. It is pointed out that every year the Ministry of Human Resources Development intimates the first respondent for sending the proposal for consideration for National Award. 3. Learned Government Pleader, on getting instructions, submitted that the proposals have already been forwarded by the Director of Higher Secondary Education for inclusion of Higher Secondary School Teachers also for consideration of National Award, in the light of the request made by WPC. 30354/2011 - 2- the petitioner. It is submitted that the State Government will have to take an appropriate decision in the matter. 4. If ultimately, the Government takes a decision to include Higher Secondary School Teachers also for National Award, the application submitted by the petitioner as per Ext.P6, will be considered and an appropriate decision will be taken by the Government expeditiously, at any rate, before the cut off date is over. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/