IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2010 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35484 of 2010(I) PETITIONER: --------------- AMBIKA DEVI, W/O.V.S.RAMACHANDRAN, AKHIL BHAVAN, POONTHOPPU WARD, ALAPPUZHA-688 006. PEON, COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION, ARYAD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. DR.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR-01. 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHPURAM-01. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R1-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C). NO.35484 OF 2010 I ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as lady peon at College of Teacher Education, Aryad, Alappuzha, on a casual basis. The College is a Self-Financing Teacher Training College run by the University of Kerala. According to the petitioner, she is continuing on casual basis from 10.10.1990 onwards. She is now over aged to apply for any post. The petitioner and similarly situated persons had submitted several representations to the University to regularize their service. The petitioner submitted Ext.P11 representation dated 28.4.2010 to the second respondent, Vice Chancellor of the University, to regularize the services of the petitioner, taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case and also taking a humanitarian approach in the matter. Ext.P11 is pending before the second respondent. Ext.P12 is produced to show that Ext.P11 was delivered to the office of the second respondent. It is not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel that Ext.P11 was received by the second respondent. W.P.(C) NO.35484 OF 2010 :: 2 :: 2. Though several reliefs are claimed in the Writ Petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, for the time being, it would be sufficient if a direction is issued to the second respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P11 representation expeditiously. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P11 representation submitted by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the Writ Petition and certified copy of the judgment before the second respondent. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/