IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 31732 of 2009(J) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- GINCY M.CHALAPPUZHAYIL, W/O.DENNY GEORGE, AGED 29 YEARS, LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, S.N.M.H.S. SCHOOL, VANNAPPURAM, THODUPUZHA. BY MR.V.A.MUHAMMED, ADVOCATE. MR.M.SAJJAD, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, IDUKKI AT THODUPUZHA. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 5. THE MANAGER, S.N.M.H.S.SCHOOL, VANNAPPURAM, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 6. RANJU BABU, LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, S.N.M.H.S.SCHOOL, VANNAPPURAM, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY MR.T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.31732 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of November, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was appointed as Lower Primary School Assistant in the S.N.M H.S. School, Vannappuram in Thodupuzha from 05.06.2006 in an anticipated new post. The approval of the appointment was declined as per Exhibit P1 and the appeal was also rejected as per Exhibit P2. The petitioner points out that in the meanwhile, by Exhibit P3 order, the appointment of the 6th respondent was approved as Lower Primary School Assistant from 05.06.2006 in a regular vacancy. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is senior, age-wise also and therefore, she should have been granted approval in a regular vacancy. Being aggrieved by Exhibits P1, P2 and P3 orders, the petitioner has filed a revision petition as per Exhibit P6. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the Director of Public Instruction to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P6 within a time frame. W.P.(C) No.31732/2009 2 3. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that Exhibit P6 has been received and it has not been posted for hearing so far. It is pointed out that the same has been received only on 16.11.2009. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P6, after hearing the petitioner, Manager and the 6th respondent, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp