IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 16TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3868 of 2009(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- J.JASMINE, AGED 46 YEARS, W/O.D.MANO, H.S.S.T (TAMIL), GOVT.TAMIL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOROF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVT.TAMIL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.3868 of 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT It is stated that the petitioner entered into service as Part Time Junior Language Teacher on 17.8.1987, that she was promoted as Full Time Junior Language Teacher from 24.11.1988, that she was again promoted as High School Assistant from 19.11.1997 and that she was subsequently appointed/promoted as HSST from 2.11.2004. The petitioner states that she has completed 16 years of service as on 24.11.2004. The petitioner claimed the service weightage for 16 years as per Ext.P1 letter dated 5.5.2006, addressed to the Accountant General. Ext.P1 was rejected by Ext.P2 order dated 5.7.2006. Challenging Ext.P2, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the Government. Ext.P3 is pending disposal. 2. Though the petitioner has challenged Ext.P2 and prayed for a direction to the third respondent to sanction 4 increments as service weightage for 16 years, the learned WPC No.3868/2009 2 counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner confines the relief to relief No.(c) in the Writ Petition, namely, for a direction to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3. The learned Government Pleader submitted that Ext.P3 will be disposed of without delay. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of as follows: (i) The first respondent shall consider and dispose of Ext.P3 dated 24.9.2007, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner shall produce a copy of the Writ petition and certified copy of the judgment before the first respondent. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE csl