IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2009 / 15TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22279 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JUNO GEORGE, S/O.K.C.GEORGE, AGED 22 YEARS, UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, EBENEZER HIGH SCHOOL, VEETTOOR, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY MR.V.A.MUHAMMED,ADVOCATE MR.K.E.HAMZA, ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA , ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 4. THE MANAGER, EBENEZER HIGH SCHOOL, VEETTOOR, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY MR.A.J.VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22279 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Upper Primary School Assistant in the Ebenezer High School in Muvattupuzha. The petitioner was appointed as such from 09.06.2008 to 31.03.2013 as per Exhibit P1. The approval of the said appointment was rejected as per Exhibit P2 stating that the petitioner is a fresh hand and the appointment commences after the commencement of the school year. 2. Even though the Manager filed an appeal as per Exhibit P3, the same was rejected as per Exhibit P4. Presently, the matter is pending before the Government as per Exhibit P5 revision petition. The petitioner prays that the Government may be directed to take a decision on Exhibit P5 in the light of the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Unni Narayanan vs. State of Kerala (2009 (2) KLT 604). W.P.(C) No.22279/2009 2 There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P5, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp