IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2084 of 2009(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANAGER,CHATTANCHAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL.P.O., THEKKIL, KASARGOD-671541. BY ADV. SRI.POOVAMULLE PARAMBIL ABDUL KAREEM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), KASARGOD. 3. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KASARGOD. 4. SREEJA.K., D/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, H.S.A. MATHS, CHATTANCHAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL.P.O., THEKKIL, KASARAGOD-671541. 5. SEEMA.,M., W/O.RATNAKATRAN, HSA,(ENGLISH CHATTANCHAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PO.THEKKIL, KASARGOD-671541. R1 TO R3 BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 2084 of 2009-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of a Higher Secondary School in Kasaragod District. Now the grievance raised by the petitioner is concerning the reduction of the staff strength of the school from 37 to 35, which according to the petitioner, is in violation of Rule 15 of Chapter XXIII of the Kerala Education Rules. 2. The petitioner has already approached the first respondent, Director of Public Instruction by way of Ext.P5, aggrieved by the order passed by the District Educational Officer. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The first respondent will hear the petitioner as well as respondents 4 and 5 who are existing teachers before taking a final decision in the matter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/