IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2010 / 28TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26396 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- E.A.JOSEPH, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.ABRAHAM THOMAS, ELAMPANTHADATHIL, VELIYANNOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT (RETIRED PRINCIPAL, SH MOUNT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KOTTAYAM). BY ADV. SRI.E S M.KABEER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. DILIP MOHAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER R1, R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 26396 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service on 31.3.2010 while working as a Principal in S.H. Mount Higher Secondary School, Kottayam. The appointment of the petitioner as Principal was approved and he was granted the scale pay attached to that effect only with effect from 26.8.2008. The contention of the petitioner is that approval should have been given with effect from 10.5.2006, the date of his promotion and he should have been given the consequential benefits. Raising all such contentions the petitioner has already approached the first respondent through Ext.P7 revision dated 13.11.2009. It is still pending consideration before the first respondent. In the said circumstances, without considering the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P7 revision submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, at WPC.No.26396/2010 : 2 : any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge