IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 19576 of 2009(N) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- R.CHANDRIKA AMMA, W/O. G.SREEKUMAR, HEADMISTRESS, HINDU U.P.S.,ERAMALLIKKARA, CHENGANOOR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, RESIDING AT V.V.NIVAS, VELAMANOOR, PARIPPALLY,KOLLAM. BY MR.B.MOHANLAL, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC IINSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFIER, PUNALUR, KOLLAM. 3. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (MANAGER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD SCHOOLS),NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R3. MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.19576 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Headmistress of Hindu U.P.S, Eramallikkara, Chengannoor in Alappuzha District. The petitioner was placed under suspension as per Exhibit P2 order from D.B.U.P.S, Vilakkudy by the 3rd respondent after Exhibit P1 memo was issued. The petitioner thereafter submitted Exhibit P3 objection to the same. 2. Exhibit P4 shows that the 2nd respondent proposed to conduct a preliminary enquiry and the petitioner attended the enquiry, and submitted a Hearing Note. Thereafter, the petitioner was reinstated in service and transferred to Hindu U.P.S, Eramallikkara as per Exhibit P6 order. It is submitted that the petitioner is continuing as Headmistress from 28.02.2009 in the said school. Exhibits P8 and P9 are the copies of the memo of charges and statement of allegations to which the petitioner W.P.(C) No.19576/2009 2 has already submitted her explanation. By Exhibit P10, a formal enquiry has been requested for by the Management. It is submitted that the Assistant Educational Officer has not so far taken any steps in the matter. The learned counsel for the Manager also submitted that the enquiry has not been started so far. There will be a direction to the Assistant Educational Officer to consider Exhibit P10 and to conduct an enquiry as requested for therein within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The enquiry will be finalized accordingly. The Management will take further action depending on the outcome of the said enquiry. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp