IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11649 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PUSHPA.P., FULL TIME JUNIOR LANGUAGE TEACHER (HINDI), G.U.P.S.THENARI, P.O.THENARI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PALAKKAD. 3. SAVITHRI, H.S.A. (HINDI) G.H.S.KUMARANALLOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. SINDHU, H.S.A.(HINDI), H.G.S.KUMARANALLOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.T. MUHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 11649 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 6th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a full time junior language teacher (Hindi). She was appointed through Public Service Commission. The petitioner is now challenging Ext. P1 seniority list of junior language teachers (Hindi) and promotion given to respondents 3 and 4, who are allegedly junior to the petitioner insofar as their ranks in the advice list were below that of the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has not chosen to state the date of Ext. P1 seniority list. Admittedly, it is a final seniority list. That must have been preceded by a provisional seniority list. The petitioner has no case that the petitioner has filed objections to the same. The petitioner's explanation in this regard is that the petitioner knew about the rank as per the advice list only subsequently. That explanation does not appeal to me. When a provisional seniority list was published, it was incumbent on the petitioner to see whether anybody junior to the petitioner has been given seniority above the petitioner. The petitioner has not chosen to do so. She slept over her rights. I am not inclined to exercise my discretionary jurisdiction in favour of a person who has slept over her rights. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.