IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2009 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 5710 of 2009(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. N.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, LECTURER, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DIET), CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. L.K.JYOTHISHKUMAR, LECTURER, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DIET), ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. MR.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN, MR.K.JAYARAJ. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/03/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5710 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of March 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Anchal C.Vijayan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri.A.J.Varghese, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioners are Lecturers in the District Institute of Education and Training. Claiming promotion to the category of Senior Lecturer, they have moved the Director of Public Instruction in Exts.P19 and P20 representations. In this writ petition, they inter alia pray for a direction to the Director of Public Instruction to consider Exts.P19 and P20 representations and pass orders thereon, within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that the originals of Exts.P19 and P20 have been received by the Director of Public Instruction and that the Director of Public Instruction will consider the said representations and pass orders thereon expeditiously. 4. The question whether going by their seniority and educational qualifications, the petitioners are eligible to be promoted to the category of Senior Lecturer, is primarily a matter for the Director of Public Instruction to decide. Since the petitioners have already moved the said authority, it is for that W.P.(C)No.5710/2009 2 authority to take a decision in the matter. 5. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Director of Public Instruction to consider the request made by the petitioners in Exts.P19 and P20, in the light of the relevant rules/orders governing the field and pass orders thereon within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. While considering the claims of the petitioners, the claims of their admitted seniors shall also be considered. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/