IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2010 / 12TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17083 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B.SYAMALA, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (SS), SNM VHSS, VANNAPPURAM, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION I, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, S.N.M.VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VANNAPPURAM P.O.,THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DIST. 4. PUSHPALATHA.M.N, H.S.A., SNMVHSS, VANNAPPURAM. GOVT.DILIP MOHAN-R1,R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 17083 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was appointed as High School Assistant (Social Science) in S.N.M.V.H.S.School, Vannappuram in Idukki District. The said appointment was approved. Pursuant to the staff fixation for the year 1987-88, one post of H.S.A (S.S) was abolished. The petitioner was identified as the person to be retrenched and accordingly, she was deployed to Govt. High School, Thopramkudy and then, to Govt. High School, Vazhathope. On 4.3.1993, she was redeployed to the parent school and she is continuing there. The present grievance of the petitioner is with respect to Ext.P1 seniority list. It is the seniority list of teaching staff of the school as on 1.1.2006. In the said list, she holds rank No.10 and the fourth respondent holds rank No.6. According to the petitioner, the fourth respondent was wrongly assigned seniority over her. Being aggrieved by Ext.P1, the petitioner had preferred an appeal before the Deputy Director of Education, Idukki. However, the same was rejected as per Ext.P2 order 28.12.2008. Against Ext.P2 order, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 appeal before the first respondent and the said appeal W.P.(C) NO.17083/2010 2 dated 23.1.2009 is still pending. In the meanwhile, the Principal of the school retired from service on superannuation on 31.3.2010. In the said circumstances, any further delay in the disposal of Ext.P3 would affect her promotional prospects as well, it is submitted. 2. Considering the facts that Ext.P3 appeal is pending before the first respondent and, that the first respondent is competent to consider and pass orders thereon, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 appeal submitted by the petitioner and pass orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.17083/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C). NO. 17083 /2010 JUDGMENT 2nd June, 2010