IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2009 / 31ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 20464 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.V.PRAMOD, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. C.H.NARAYANAN, UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, PUZHATHI CENTRAL U.P.SCHOOL, P.O.CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, TRIVANDRUM-14. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KANNUR P.O., KANNUR. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PAPPINISSERI, P.O.PAPPINISSERI, KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. THE MANAGER, PUZHATHI CENTRAL U.P.SCHOOL, P.O.CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.20464 of 2009-C - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Upper Primary School Assistant. He was appointed against a retirement vacancy of one Shri K.P. Rajan The approval of appointment is rejected as per Ext.P2 and the Manager of the school preferred an appeal against the same. But the rejection of approval was confirmed by Ext.P3 order. Ext.P4 is the order by which one Shri Kadavan Abdul Rasheed has been approved as the Manager of the school. The petitioner filed Ext.P5 revision petition before the Director of Public Instruction, the second respondent herein. It is prayed that Ext.P5 may be directed to be disposed of within a time frame. 2. The writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/