IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2011 / 20TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 735 of 2011(N) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- LAKSHMY.T,W/O.P.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, AGED 53 YEARS,PRINCIPAL,GOVERNMENT VICATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,THIDANADU, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SRI.M.SAJJAD. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT ANNEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY,TRIVANDRUM- 695 014. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.735/2011-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 10th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is now working as Principal of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Thidanadu, Kottayam District. The petitioner was earlier promoted and appointed as Headmistress in Thekkuthode on 30/06/2009 which was temporarily relinquished by her and, thereafter, the petitioner was promoted on 06/08/2010 as Principal in the present school. She had been requesting for transfer back to Kannur District which is her native district. The petitioner had submitted representation before the Director of Public Instruction as per Ext.P3 which was duly transmitted by the Deputy Director of Education, Kottayam. Infact, by Ext.P5, the Director of Public Instruction had informed the member of the Legislative Assembly, Kannur that if vacancies exist in Kannur District, the claim of the petitioner will be considered. But, when the final order was passed as per Ext.P6, her claim was not considered by the W.P.(C). No.735/2011 -:2:- Director of Public Instruction. It is alleged that some of her juniors were granted accommodation against the same. The petitioner has filed Ext.P7 before the Government. It is prayed that the first respondent may be directed to take a decision on Ext.P7 within a specified time. 2. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P7 after hearing the petitioner and any other affected parties within six weeks from the date of production of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE