IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2009 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 28434 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.CHANDRAN, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER (PART TIME), S.N.T.T.I., NILESWAR, P.O.PADNEKKAD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.V.VENUGOPAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KANHANGAD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. THE MANAGER, S.N.T.T.I., NILESWAR, PADNEKKAD P.O., KASARAGOD DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28434/2009-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Physical Education Teacher (Part- time) in S.N.T.T.I., Nileswar. He was appointed with effect from 29/12/1986 which was approved as per Ext.P1 order. According to the petitioner, there is justification for converting the said post to a Full-time one. Reliance is placed on G.O.(MS) No.207/80/G.Edn., dated 10/12/1980 (Ext.P3 in the matter). It is stated that though the petitioner approached the Government for converting his post as Full-time in the year 1988, the same was not granted on the ground that there were no sufficient periods. 2. The petitioner has produced various orders passed by the Government as well as by the Educational Officers in similar circumstances. Ext.P4 is the order passed by the Government sanctioning conversion of Part-time Craft Teacher post into Full-time with effect from 1994-95, in respect of Smt.M.N.Geetha, Part-time Teacher of Krishna Teachers Training Institute, Panangad. Ext.P5 is the Government Order dated 29/05/2009 wherein the Government sanctioned the benefit to Shri E.Rajan, Physical Education Teacher, Kunnummal U.P. School and others. Ext.P6 is the W.P.(C). No.28434/2009 -:2:- request made by the petitioner before the District Educational Officer which stands rejected by Ext.P8 order dated 18/08/2009. The petitioner has also produced for reference a copy of the order dated 16/10/2003 in favour of one Shri V.Sachidanandan, Part-time Physical Education Teacher at ASMMTTI, Alathur, by the District Educational Officer, Palakkad. 3. The petitioner is seeking for a reconsideration of the matter by the District Educational Officer in the light of these orders. It is upto the petitioner to approach the Government in the matter and if appropriate representation is filed within a period of one month, the same will be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed by the Government. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms