IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2011 / 31ST ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 20081 of 2011(I) ---------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- PREENA P.V., AGED 29 YEARS, W/O.MANASAN, LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, IRINAVU U.P. SCHOOL, P.O.IRINAVU, KANNUR DISTRICT BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCAITON (P) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ANNEX, TRIVANDRUM-695001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, TRIVANDRUM-695014 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PAPPINISSERI, P.O.PAPPINISSERI, KANNUR DISTRICT-670561 4. THE MANAGER, IRINAVU U.P.SCHOOL, P.O.IRINAVU, KANNUR DISTRICT-670301. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V. VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 20081 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER DATED 09-06-2009. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER DATED 20-09-2009. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. F/4666/09 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 17-12-2009. EXT.P3(a) : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. F/2468/09 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 30-12-2009. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO. 4209/08/G.EDN OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED 20-09-2008. EXT.P4(a) : COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO. 3640/09/G.EDN OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED 25-08-2009. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 56/11/G.EDN OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED 26-02-2011. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 23-01-2010. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARD EVIDENCING RECEIPT OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 03-02-2010. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION FILED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DATED 25-06-2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.20081/2011-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P8 revision petition within a time frame. 2. The main grievance is regarding the rejection of the appointment of the petitioner for the reason that the appointment is less than one academic year. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the claim of the petitioner will have to be adjudicated in the light of Ext.P5 Government Order dated 26/02/2011. Ext.P6 is the appeal filed by the petitioner before the Director of Public Instruction which has not been disposed of and the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that it is only proper that Government itself takes a decision in the light of Ext.P5 order. 4. Therefore, the Government is directed to take a decision on Ext.P8 after hearing the petitioner and the Manager within a period of five months from the W.P.(C). No.20081/2011 -:2:- date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment to the first respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms