IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30065 of 2011(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- JOSHY D KOLLANNOUR,AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.K.K.DEVASSYKUTTY,KOLLANNOUR HOUSE, PAVARATTY P.O,THRISSUR NOW WORKING AS HEADMASTER, K.G.M.L.P.S ANTHIKAD,THRISSUR WEST, THRISSUR. BY SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN -695 001 2. ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER, THRISSUR WEST,THRISSUR. PIN -680 001 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.30065/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C)NO.34575/2010 DATED 05/07/2011. P2 COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER DATED 31/3/1999. P3 COPY OF THE EARLIER APPOINTMENT ORDER AS LPSA DATED 23/07/1997. P4 COPY OF THE OPTION STATEMENT DATED 29/10/2011. P5 COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 29/10/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 30065 of 2011-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of November, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is working as Headmaster of K.G.M.L.P. School, Anthikad in Thrissur District. The issue concerns about the request made by the petitioner for grant of higher grade promotion in the post of Headmaster. It is pointed out that the petitioner has completed 8 years of service as Headmaster and therefore he is entitled for the higher grade. 2. The appointment of the petitioner as Headmaster is evident from Ext.P2 order dated 31.3.1999. The petitioner is relying upon Ext.P1 judgment rendered by this Court in W.P.(C) No.34575/2010 in support of the plea. Exts.P4 and P5 are the form of option and statement of fixation which are already pending before the second respondent. 3. Heard learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 4. It is upto the second respondent to take a decision with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner. There will be a direction to the second respondent to process the application and communicate the decision to the petitioner, after considering the directions issued by this Court in Ext.P1 judgment, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy wpc 30065/2011 2 of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/