IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2010 / 16TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20832 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.V.ABDUL NAZAR, U.P.S.A, GOVT.U.P.SCHOOL, SUGANDAGIRI, VYTHIRI SUB DISTRICT, WYNAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.MATHEW SRI.THOMAS JOHN AMBOOKEN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 595001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KALPETTA P.O., WYNAD DISTRICT 673121. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, VYTHIRI, WYNAD DISTRICT 673121. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. DILIP MOHAN FOR R1 TO R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20832 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as UPSA in School in Govt. U.P.School, Sugandagiri in Wynad District. Pursuant to his appointment, he joined duty in the said post on 19.1.2007. Prior to his entry in the said service, he had worked as a UPSA in an aided school from 5.11.1997 to 18.1.2007. The grievance of the petitioner is that his previous aided school service was not taken into account for the purpose of deciding his eligibility to get the first higher grade on completion of eight years of service. According to the petitioner, he satisfies all the conditions prescribed by the Government in G.O.(Ms) No.463/68/G.Edn dated 26.10.1968. The claim of the petitioner for the first higher grade reckoning his previous aided school service was rejected by the third respondent as per Ext.P3. Feeling aggrieved by Ext.P3, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P6 appeal before the second respondent. Ext.P6 is dated 17.4.2010 and it is still pending before the second respondent. It is in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. WPC No.20832/2010 2 2. The petitioner has already approached the second respondent through Ext.P6 appeal on being aggrieved by Ext.P3 and the same is now pending before the second respondent. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 appeal expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will also be at liberty to file a supplementary petition pointing out the relevant Government Orders along with a copy of this judgment. C.T.RAVIKUMAR (JUDGE) vps WPC No.20832/2010 3 WPC No.20832/2010 4