IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2011 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28503 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VINU C.ZACHARIAH, S/O.C.C.ZACHARIAH, AGED 36 YEARS, LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, M G M L P SCHOOL, MARATHAMCODE, KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR AT AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR - 680 003. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 503. 4. THE HEADMASTER, M G M L P SCHOOL, MARATHAMCODE, KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 604 SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI M.A FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28503 of 2011(K) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B5-5733/11/K.DIS. OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR. EXT.P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P-3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.179/RULES-A3/10/FIN. OF THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL \\True copy// P.A to Judge T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28503/2011-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 27th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The writ petition concerns the claim of the petitioner for grant of weightage reckoning his complete service, namely, 8 years, 8 months and 13 days, the details of which have been given in paras.2 and 3 of the writ petition. He entered service as Lower Primary School Assistant on 07/08/1995 and commenced his continuous service on 02/06/1997. 2. In Ext.P1, the Deputy Director of Education has rejected the claim of the petitioner to reckon his service eligible for weightage as 8 years and has stated that he has only 7 years of service. Ext.P2 is a detailed representation filed by the petitioner before the Government seeking for the said benefit. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 to 3. 4. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P2 after hearing the petitioner and the Headmaster within a period of five months from W.P.(C). No.28503/2011 -:2:- the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms