IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2009 / 21ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22905 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SALY.T.K., W/O.GEORGE.P.T, P.D.TEACHER, GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHEMNAD, KASARAGOD, RESIDING AT CHEMNAD, CHEMNAD VILLAGE, KASARAGOD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.SANEESH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT., FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KASARAGOD, CIVIL STATION, POST VIDYANAGAR, KASARAGOD-671 173. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHEMNAD, POST PARAVANADUKKAM, KASARAGOD-671 317. BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.22905 of 2009-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of August, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a P.D. Teacher in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Chemnad in Kasaragod District. Prior to 25.1.1988 the petitioner had rendered provisional service as a P.D. Teacher for a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days. The petitioner is claiming sanction of periodical increments counting the provisional service thus rendered. It is pointed out that even though that benefit was granted, the same was objected to by the audit party and therefore she filed Ext.P1 representation before the first respondent seeking to efface the audit objection. It is pointed out that the claim of the petitioner is allowable in the light of the Full Bench decision of this court in State of Kerala v. Ponnamma (2005 (4) KLT 987). Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P1 after hearing the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/