IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3985 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SALITHA BOSE,H.S.A.,S.N.TRUST H.S.S, THOTTADA,KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.R.KRISHNA RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. D.E.O,KANNUR. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,KANNUR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.K.S.MOHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.3985 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 8th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was appointed as a High School Assistant in an aided school by transfer from another school of the same educational agency. That transfer appointment was refused to be approved by the educational authority on the ground that such appointment could not have been made without first appointing a protected teacher. According to the petitioner, the condition of appointment of a protected teacher is not applicable to transfer appointment from one school of the educational agency to another school. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 appeal before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the manager of the school. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2