IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM : PRESENT . . . THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE T R RAMACHANDRAN NAIR , 9 2011 / 18 1933 FRIDAY THE TH DECEMBER TH AGRAHAYANA ( ). . 32798 2011( ) WP C No of Y -------------------------- ( ): PETITIONER S --------------- , LEKHA RANI . . . . ( ), U P S A UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT . ' , ST AUGUSTINES HIGH SCHOOL . MURUKKUMPUZHA . . . BY ADV SRI M BALAGOVINDAN ( ): RESPONDENT S --------------- 1. , THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER , OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER -695 001. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. , MANAGER . ' , ST AUGUSTINES HIGH SCHOOL -695 302. MURUKKUMPUZHA 3. . . , M R BINU . . . .( ), U P S A UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT . ' , ST AUGUSTINES HIGH SCHOOL -695 302. MURUKKUMPUZHA 4. , DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION , OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION -695001. TRIVANDRUM 1 & 4 . . . . R R BY G P SHRI M A FAYAZ ( ) THIS WRIT PETITION CIVIL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION 09/12/2011, ON THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE : FOLLOWING APPENDIX ( ) PETITIONER S EXHIBITS . 1 EXT P TRUE COPY OF THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER FROM 22.7.2002 11.11.2002. TO . 2 EXT P . ( ) .6572/2011 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W P C NO 3.3.2011 ' . DATED OF THIS HON BLE COURT . 3 EXT P . 2/1936/2011/ . TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO B KDIS DATED 8.6.2011 PASSED BY THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL , . OFFICER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM . 4 EXT P TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL BEFORE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 4.9.2011. OF EDUCATION DATED . 5 EXT P . ( )23145/2011 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W P C 2.9.2011 ' . DATED OF THIS HON BLE COURT . 6 EXT P TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 3 24.10.2011. RD RESPONDENT DATED ' RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 32798 of 2011-Y - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of December, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as UPSA in the school managed by the second respondent. She is seeking for a disposal of Ext.P4 appeal within a time frame. 2. The dispute raised herein is regarding the seniority between the petitioner and the third respondent. The petitioner had approached this Court earlier by filing W.P.(C) No.6572/2011 which was disposed of as per Ext.P2 judgment, directing the District Educational Officer to pass an order. Ext.P3 is the resultant order passed by the District Educational Officer, whereby the third respondent is stated as senior to the petitioner. This is under challenge before the Deputy Director of Education. 3. It is averred that this Court, by Ext.P5 judgment rendered earlier, directed the petitioner to file an appeal and the same is still pending. In the meanwhile, the Manager appointed the third respondent as H.S.A. on 24.10.2011. Hence, it is submitted that if the appeal is not disposed of wpc 32798/2011 2 urgently, the petitioner will be put to further hardship. 4. There will be a direction to the Deputy Director of Education, the fourth respondent herein, to take a decision on Ext.P4 appeal after hearing the petitioner and the third respondent, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the fourth respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/