IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 25TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 34316 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. MANJU.S., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ENGLISH) JUNIOR, SNM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PURAKKAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 2. MANOJ P., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (PHYSICS) JUNIOR, SNM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PURAKKAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 3. JAYAN R.K., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (SOCIOLOGY) JUNIOR, SNM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PURAKKAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN RESPONDENT: ------------------ REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, CORPORATION BUILDING, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 34316 of 2007 EXT.P1: COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE 1ST PETITIONER DATED 2.6.05. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 9.11.2006 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT ORDER DATED 29.1.07. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE CONSOLIDATION BILL FROM 7/05 TO 12/06. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.34316 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners, whose appointments as Higher Secondary School Teachers (English) Junior were approved with effect from 11.7.05 by Ext.P3, are aggrieved by non-payment of arrears of salary in cash. According to them, they have been made to understand that the arrears would be remitted to their P.F. account. The 1st petitioner has also got a case that she is entitled to approval of service from 2.6.2005 onwards in continuation of Ext.P2. 2. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent stating that the understanding of the petitioners about the situation is wrong. They were not paid the arrears only because of certain mistakes in calculation and if the mistakes are duly corrected, the entire amount actually due to them would be disbursed. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: W.P.(c) No.34316/07 2 The respondent shall take steps to disburse the entire arrears of the petitioners in accordance with the approval of their appointments as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, If the salary bills are submitted with the correct calculation. In respect of the claim of the 1st petitioner for approval of appointment from 2.6.05 onwards, the respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.34316/07 3