IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2009 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 27314 of 2008(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- T.X.TRESSA, W/O A.F. JAMES, ALOOR HOUSE, THIROOR, P.O.MULAKUNNATHUKAVU, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. MR.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE MANAGER, CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, ARCHDIOCESE OF TRICHUR, AS THE CORPORATE MANAGER OF ST.THOMAS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THOPPE, THRISSUR. 4. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. R1, R2 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.B. REMANI R3 BY MR.KURIAN GEORGE KANNANTHANAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO. 27314/2008-B APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER DATED 02/05/2006. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23/08/2008 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17/02/2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Rs/ T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.27314 of 2008-B - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of May, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired as Principal of St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Thoppe, Thrissur. The main grievance raised in the writ petition is that the arrears of salary and other benefits have not been disbursed in the promoted post of Principal, for want of approval of the appointment. The petitioner retired from service on 31.3.2007 and she was drawing only the pay due to the Higher Secondary School Teacher (Senior) even as on the date of retirement. After the retirement, the pension and terminal benefits were also disbursed on the basis of the scale of pay which she was receiving. 2. It is now reported that the Manager has forwarded all the necessary documents to the fourth respondent. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 4th respondent to pass appropriate orders in the matter regarding the approval of appointment of the petitioner in the post of Principal, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Based on the order thus passed, the monetary benefits due to the petitioner will also be disbursed and if the orders issued are in favour of the petitioner, wpc 27314/2008 2 the pensionary benefits already sanctioned in the post of HSST (Senior) will be revised and appropriate benefits will be disbursed to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/