IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2011 / 11TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21037 of 2011(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SAHEESH BABU P,S/O.PADMANABHAN NAIR T AGED 44 YEARS, HSST (MALAYALAM) IKT HSS CHERUKULAMBA, MALAPPURAM, RESIDING AT VENGOLI HOUSE, CHANHAL, CHATTIPPARAMBU P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 676504 BY ADV. SRI.BIJU ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OFEDUCATION, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE-673003 3. THE MANAGER, IKT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHERUKULAMBA, MALAPPURAM - 676507 4. SRI.ABDURAHIMAN, HSST(ZOOLOGY) IKT HSS, CHERUKULAMBA, MALAPPURAM-676507 BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI V.VIJULAL FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.21037/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF IKT HSS, CHERUKULAMBA, MALAPPURAM. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PORTION OF THE GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION RULES FOR PROMOTION AS PRINCIPAL UNDER CHAPTER XXXII OF THE KERALA EDUCATION RULES DATED 27.3.09. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 8.4.11 TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.21037 Of 2011-D -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 2nd DAY OF AUGUST, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a claimant to the post of Principal of the school managed by the 3rd respondent. 2. The 4th respondent is now promoted as Principal, according to the petitioner, without considering his claim. The vacancy arose on 31.3.2011. 3. Exhibit P3 is the objection raised by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent with regard to the approval of appointment of the 4th respondent. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that before any decision is taken by the 2nd respondent on the grant of approval of appointment of the 4th respondent, Exhibit P3 objection may be considered. 5. I am not expressing anything on the merits of the claim. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on the proposal for grant of approval of appointment of the 4th respondent as Principal after considering the objection W.P.(C)No.21037/11 -2- raised by the petitioner as per Exhibit P3 and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the parties, namely, the petitioner, and respondents 3 and 4. Appropriate orders will be passed expeditiously, at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of the Writ Petition along with a certified copy of the judgment to the 2nd respondent for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn