IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9651 of 2008(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T.C.AJITHKUMAR, S/O.N.V.CHITHAMBARAN THATTARETTU HOUSE, MALAKARA P.O., ARANMULA PATHANAMTHITTA (MUSIC TEACHER AMM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, EDAYARANMULA PATHANAMTHITTA) BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER THIRUVALLA. 4. MANAGER, ABRAHAM MARTHOMA MEMORIAL (AMM) HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL EDAYARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.9651 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Music Teacher in AMM Higher Secondary School, Edayaranmula managed by the 4th respondent herein. He is aggrieved by the abolition of the post of Music Teacher consequent upon which the petitioner had to be retrenched. Against the abolition of the post, the manager of the School and the petitioner have filed Exts.P4, P5 and P6 before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P4, P5 and P6. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P4, P5 and P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the manager of the School. The W.P.(c) No.9651/08 2 petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.9651/08 3