IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2011 / 8TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 15181 of 2011(W) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.V. ANITHA VASANTH, HEADMISTRESS, V.H.S.S KUZHIKKALIDAVAKA, KARINPINPUZHA.P.O, PANGODE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE BY ADVS. SRI.ANIL K.NAIR SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL SRI.T.ISSAC RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOTTARAKKARA - 691 506. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.15181/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A4/H//DISC. 1/2010 DTD. 30.3.2010 ISSUED BY THE MANAGER VHSS, KUZHIKKALIDAVAKA. P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.B4/22801/09 DTD. 16.4.2010 ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOLLAM. P3:- COPY OF THE JUDMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN WPC. 13979/2010 DTD. 12.10.2010. P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A4/H//REIN-1 DTD. 27.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE MANAGER VHSS, KUZHIKKALIDAVAKA. P5:- COPY OF THE NOTE NO.B5/966/10/N.DIS. DTD. NIL/1P SIGNED ON 3/12 BY THE PERSONAL AISSISTANT OF THE RESPONDENT. P6:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 21.12.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. P6(a):- COPY OF THE ENDORSEMENT NO.B5/10587/10/ N.DIS DTD. 1/11 ON THE REVERSE OF EXT.P6, UNDER THE SIGNATURE OF THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.15181/2011-W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is the Headmistress of a High School has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the respondent to receive back the salary bill represented by the petitioner along with Ext.P6 and to countersign the same and return it to the petitioner without insisting for order of any higher authority for payment of salary for the period from the date of suspension. 2. It is a case where the petitioner was ordered to be reinstated in service and accordingly, she joined duty as the Headmistress of the school. 3. The learned Government Pleader on getting written instruction from the District Educational Officer, Kottarakkara submitted that the arrear salary bill of the petitioner for the period from 30/03/2010 to 30/09/2010 will be countersigned by the said officer as and when resubmitted by the Headmistress of the school, in the light of Rule 67(8) of Chapter XIV A Kerala Education Rules. W.P.(C). No.15181/2011 -:2:- 4. In the light of the above submission, the petitioner will resubmit the bill for countersignature and appropriate action will be taken by the District Educational Officer as submitted by the learned Government Pleader. The same shall be done immediately on the petitioner resubmitting the bill. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms