IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2007 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 8098 of 2007(L) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SHEEBA KELOTH, S/O LANCY, 'DEVADAN', THAYODI PARAMBA, RARICHAN ROAD, P.O.ERANHIPALAM, CALICUT. WORKING AS NEEDLE WORK TEACHER B.E.M.HIGH SCHOOL PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE CORPORATE MANAGER, C.S.I.SCHOOLS IN MALABAR & WYNAD, BANK ROAD, CALICUT. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN R2 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER (SMT. M.R. SREELATHA) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO. 8098 OF 2007 L PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER DATED 27.9.2006. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. K. DIS.B6/6844/06 DATED 26.12.2006 OF THE SECOND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) NO.148/2007 DATED 2.1.2007. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. EMS/2730/07/DPI DATED 6.1.2007 OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 7.1.2007. EXT.P6 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 9.1.2007. EXT.P7 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EMS/2730/07/DPI DATED 14.2.2007 OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P8 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 26.2.2007. EXT.P9 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO RESPONDENT NO.3 DATED 5.3.2007. EXT.P10 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO RESPONDENTS NO.4 DATED 5.3.2007. // TRUE COPY// PS TO JUDGE K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 8098 OF 2007 L -------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th March, 2007 JUDGMENT Case of petitioner, in brief, is as follows: Petitioner was appointed as Needle Work Teacher under the first respondent vide Ext.P1 order. Second respondent rejected her appointment. By Ext.P4, in a Revision filed before the third respondent, Director of Public Instruction, the DPI directed the DEO to keep his order in abeyance and allowed the petitioner to work until further orders. Thereafter, the DPI has passed Ext.P7 order wherein he has stated that the decision of the DEO for rejecting the appointment of petitioner found in congruence with existing Rules. Further he has stated that the petitioner has acquired the prescribed qualification and produced copies of mark list of KGTE Examination and other documents. The DPI proceeded to direct the first respondent to submit a fresh appointment proposal for the post of Needle Work Teacher in BEMHS, Palakkad with effect from the date of WP(C) NO.8098/07 L 2 possession of actual qualification certificate of petitioner as there is established vacancy in the School. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent. In view of the statutory order passed by the DPI as per Ext.P7, the Manager is bound to obey the same as long as it is final. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing first respondent to take expeditious steps to comply with Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible and, at any rate, within three weeks from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE kbk.