IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2011 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11472 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR, H.S.S.T (ENGLISH) V.P.S.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHANDAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MANAGER, V.P.S.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SMT.S.PADMAKUMARI, PRINCIPAL, V.P.S.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2011, THE COURT ON 08/04/2011 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.11472/2011-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 8th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T It is a case where the petitioner claims promotion as Principal of a Higher Secondary School. 2. The third respondent is the Manager of the school and the fourth respondent is the Principal. The vacancy of Principal arose on 01/04/2011. According to the petitioner, in terms of the Rules, namely, Rule 4 of Chapter XXXI Kerala Education Rules he is the qualified person to be appointed. 3. The petitioner has already approached the second respondent by Ext.P3 raising his claim in the matter. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider the claim of the petitioner as projected in Ext.P3 representation before any orders are passed on the proposal for approval of the fourth respondent-Principal after hearing the petitioner and third and fourth respondents. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the second respondent for W.P.(C). No.11472/2011 -:2:- compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms