IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2007 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 21283 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. KERALA AIDED SCHOOL NON-TEACHING STAFF ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY P.M.SALIM, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S. SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-18. 2. P.M.SALIM, L.D.CLERK, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S. SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-18. 3. P.SIVARAMAN, PEON, K.M.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, A.R.NAGAR, MALAPPURAM. 4. K.K.SHAHIDHA, PEON, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S. SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-18. 5. P.T.NASSAR, PTM, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S.SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-18. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN SMT.NISHA BOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRSENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMNET, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMNET, GOVERNMNET SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WP(C).No. 21283 of 2007 3. THE MANAGER, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S. SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN – 18. 4. HEADMISTRESS, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S. SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN -18. 5. THE PRINCIPAL IN-CHARGE, D.U.V.H.S. & H.S. SCHOOL, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN – 18. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL V.MOHAMMED SRI.T.U.ZIYAD SMT.RAMEENA.P.K. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21283 of 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE KERALA EDUCATION(AMENDMENT) RULE 2001 BY G.O.(P) NO.331/2001/GL.EDN. DATED 9.11.2001. EXT.P2: COPY OF ORDER DATED 17.4.91 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION. EXT.P3: RELEVANT EXTRANCT COPY OF G.O.(P)NO.145/2006/FIN. DATED 25.3.2006. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 18.9.2006 FROM THE SECRETARY, KERALA AIDED SCHOOL NON-TEACHING STAFF ASSOCIATION, BEFORE THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURE. EXT.P5: COPY OF LETTER OF THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION & CULTURE, TO R1. EXT.P6: COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE R1 DATED 10.10.06 FROM 1ST PETITIONER ASSOCIATION. EXT.P7: COPY OF LETTER DATED 29.3.2007 FROM R5 TO R3. EXT.P8: COPY OF LETTER OF R3 TO R4 DATED 8.5.2007. EXT.P9: COPY OF MEMO NO.23/07 DATED 6.6.2007 ISSUED BY R5. EXT.P10: COPY OF NEWS ITEM APPEARED IN NTSA NEWS BULLETTIN OF FEBRUARY, 2006. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.21283 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of December, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioners are staff of the High School Section in a Higher Secondary School. They are aggrieved by the direction to work in the Higher Secondary Section also. Detailing these grievances the petitioners have filed Ext.P4 before the Hon'ble Minister and Ext.P6 before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P6 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 appropriate orders on Ext.P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd