IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2011 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11414 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ 1. RAJESH.B., THUNDIL HOUSE, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (CLERK, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAKKAZHAM, AMBALAPPUZHA ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT). 2. MURALI KRISHNAN.R., MADAMBILKUZHI, KAKKAZHAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (FULL TIME MENIAL, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAKKAZHAM, AMBALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT). BY ADVS. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), ALAPPUZHA-688 001. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. 4. THE MANAGER, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAKKAZHAM, AMBALAPPUZHA,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-688005. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.11414 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are employees of an aided school managed by the 4th respondent. The 1st petitioner has been promoted as Clerk and the 2nd petitioner has been appointed as Full-time menial in his place. The appointment orders were forwarded to the 3rd respondent for approval. The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that the 3rd respondent has not passed any orders on the question of approval of the said appointments. The petitioners seek a direction to the 3rd respondent to take a decision regarding the approval of promotion and appointment of the petitioners. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to pass orders on approval of Exts.P2 & P3 appointment orders issued by the 4th respondent to the W.P.(C)No.11414 of 2011 -2- petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/