IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2011 / 20TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18699 of 2011(J) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- N.P. MINI, W/O. LATE SANTHOSH KUMAR, AGED 51 YEARS, PRINCIPAL, S.D.P.Y HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI - 682 006. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.V.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 024. 4. THE MANAGER, S.D.P.Y SCHOOLS, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI - 682 006. BY SRI.V. VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.18699/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD. 10.9.91. EXT. P2 : COPY OF G.O.(Ms) No.351/2004/G.EDN. OF GOVT. DTD. 20.11.04. EXT. P3 : COPY OF G.O.(Rt) No.1703/05/G.EDN. OF GOVT. DTD. 28.4.05. EXT. P4 : COPY OF ORDER No.ACD.A1/62624/HSE/2009 OF R2 DTD. 5.2.10. EXT. P5 : COPY OF REVISION PETITION FILED BEFORE GOVT. DTD. 26.6.10. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18699 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is seeking for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P5 revision petition within a time frame. 2. The petitioner was initially appointed as High School Assistant (Malayalam) in S.D.P.Y. Boys High School, Palluruthy in the year 1988. Later she was appointed as Higher Secondary School Teacher (Malayalam) by transfer under 25% quota on 10.09.1991 which stands approved as evident from Ext.P1. 3. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is to quash Ext.P4 order passed by the Director of Higher Secondary Education. The view taken therein is that the request of the petitioner to grant full time benefit by considering the 28 periods she taught per week has been brought to the notice of the Government and as and when Government direction is received in this regard, necessary orders will be issued in the matter. W.P.(C) No.18699/2011 2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that in the light of the above, Government may be directed to take a decision on Ext.P5. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P5 revision petition, after hearing the petitioner, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp