IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 7TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 16TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 17594 of 2008(T) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- LEKSHMY DEVI P.N., HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT, GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL, GURUVAYOOR, RESIDING AT EARANAT HOUSE, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI 682 006. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. RAVIKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/11/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.17594/2008-T: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD 08/07/1992 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA CONFERRING THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 03/06/1989 ISSUED BY THE DAKSHINA BHARAT HINDI PRACHAR SABHA. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 20/02/1994 ISSUED BY THE DAKSHINA BHARAT HINDI PRACHAR SABHA. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SSLC BOOK OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O. (P). NO. 56/2002/FIN. DTD. 16/01/2002. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE G.O. (MS). NO. 77/2004/H. EDN. DTD. 08/07/2004 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 10/08/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 07/09/2007 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN W.P.(C). NO. 25713/2007. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. 29024/F1/07/H. EDN. DTD. 30/01/2008 ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE G.O. (MS). NO. 152/07/H EDN. DTD. 28/12/2007 BY THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 04/03/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD EVIDENCING THE RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P.11. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 17594 OF 2008 (T) ==================== Dated this the 7th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a High School Assistant. By filing Ext.P7, petitioner sought enhancement of upper age limit for appointment as Lecturer in Collegiate Education Service and Private Affiliated colleges as 45. By judgment in WP(C) No.25713/07, Ext.P7 request was directed to be considered by the Government. Accordingly, the Government issued Ext.P9 order stating that there was no proposal for enhancement of age limit pending before the Government. Referring to Ext.P10, petitioner submits that similar benefit has been granted to the colleges coming under the Collegiate Education Department and seeking similar relief, she has filed Ext.P11 to the 2nd respondent. In this writ petition, what is sought for by the petitioner is a direction to the 2nd respondent to expeditiously dispose of Ext.P11. 2. True as pointed out by the learned counsel, enhancement of upper age limit is a matter of policy and it is essentially within the domain of the respondents to decide the matter. Now that the petitioner has made Ext.P11 and that as the same has been admitted to have been received by them, it is for the respondents to take a decision on this WPC 17594/08 :2 : matter. 3. Accordingly, I direct that the 2nd respondent, who has received Ext.P11 shall take a decision in this matter, as expeditiously as possible. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp