IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2009 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 13728 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.KRISHNAVENI,W/O. GOPALAKRISHNA KAMMATH AGED 36 YEARS, MOOPPILMADAM, THRIKKARIYOOR P.O. KOTHAMANGALAM, (PEON, D.B.H.S.THRIKKARIYOOR, KOTHAMANGALAM) BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOTHAMANGALAM. 4. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 5. THE HEADMISTRESS, DBHS, THRIKARIYOOR, KOTHAMANGALAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.MUHAMOOD T.T ADV.SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.13728/2009-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of May, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Peon in Devaswom Board High School, Thrikkariyoor. The petitioner has been placed under suspension as per Ext.P6 dated 29/09/2008. Earlier, she had approached this Court by filing W.P.(C).No.31434/2008 wherein this Court directed the District Educational Officer to consider the representation of the petitioner. The third respondent passed an order dated 02/12/2008 rejecting the application for revocation of suspension. Subsequent developments followed. Thereafter, the fourth respondent issued memo of charges and statement of allegations, which is produced as Ext.P7. Ext.P8 is the explanation submitted by the petitioner to the statement of allegations sent by registered post. Ext.P9 is the representation submitted by the petitioner before the second respondent for reviewing the order of suspension which is also pending. Meanwhile, the fourth respondent sent a letter to the third respondent directing him to conduct enquiry (Ext.P10). Ext.P11 is the notice issued to the petitioner directing her to appear in the said enquiry. W.P.(C). No.13728/2009 -:2:- 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel for the Devaswom Board and the learned Government Pleader. 3. Since Ext.P9 is a statutory representation pending before the Deputy Director of Education, there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 after hearing the petitioner and the representatives of respondents 4 and 5 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. All other contentions raised by the petitioner in this writ petition are left open. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms