IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 26TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 26240 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANTU.A.D., AGED 40, S/O.DEVASSY A.D., AKKARA HOUSE, P.O.MATTOM, NOW WORKING AS HSST (MALAYALAM), ST.FRANCIS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MATTOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BENOY THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM. 4. MANAGER, ST.FRANCIS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MATTOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. AUSTIN EMMATTY.J., PRINCIPAL, ST.FRANCIS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MATTOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.26240/2009-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 17th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as H.S.S.T (Malayalam) in the school managed by the fourth respondent. He was appointed in the year 2000 and the said appointment was approved as per Ext.P1. His prior service as H.S.A was approved with effect from 25/10/1999. The petitioner will acquire 12 years approved teaching experience as H.S.S.T on 16/10/2012 and 12 years approved teaching experience on 25/10/2011. 2. The main prayer in the writ petition is to declare that Ext.P4 proceedings approving the appointment of the fifth respondent as regular Principal of the fourth respondent school is illegal and invalid and to quash Ext.P4. 3. Going by Ext.P4, the Regional Deputy Director has approved the appointment of the fifth respondent as the Principal in the St.Francis H.S.S., Mattom, Thrissur with effect from 22/03/2007 onwards. The petitioner has got a case that he was kept in the dark about the regular appointment and therefore, he has filed a revision petition against Ext.P4 as per Ext.P6 before the Government. It is prayed that Ext.P6 may be directed W.P.(C). No.26240/2009 -:2:- to be disposed of within a time frame. 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent Government to take a decision on Ext.P6 after hearing the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 and 5 within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms