IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2009 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 24636 of 2009(Y) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- NELSON VINCENT, S/O.K.P. VINCENT, AGED 41 YEARS, HSA, (MATHAMATICS), MCC HIGH SCHOOL, KOZHIKODE-1. BY ADV. MR.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVT. SECRETARIAT , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 3. SHEENA SHERIN SUKUMAR, W/O.JEEVANANDA JOHN HSA, (MATHAMATICS), MCC HIGH SCHOOL, KOZHIKODE-1. 4. THE CORPORATE MANAGER, ALL CSI SCHOOLS IN MALAYAR & WAYANAD, CSI CORPORATE MANAGER'S OFFICE, BANK ROAD, KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.B. REMANI R4 BY ADV. MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, MR.C.P.SIVADASAN NAIR . R3 BY ADV. MR.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/10/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 26328 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 24636/2009-Y APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31/03/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 30/08/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31/03/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29/05/2009 BEARING NO.CM/DS/09-10/PT.5 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 02/06/2009 IN WP(C) NO. 15084/09 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EM(4)/37197/2009/DPI/DIS. DATED 20/07/2009 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED 05/08/2009 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 05/08/2009 FILED ALONG WITH EXT.P7. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(a): COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 12/03/1997. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). Nos.24636/2009-Y & 26328/2009-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 27th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T In these two writ petitions, the challenge is against an order passed by the Director of Public Instruction produced as Ext.P6 in W.P.(C). No.26326/2009. The petitioner in W.P.(C).No.26326/2009 is the Manager and the petitioner in W.P.(C).No.24636/2009 is a teacher who is aggrieved by the order passed by the D.P.I. They have filed separate revision petitions before the Government which have been produced as Ext.P7 in both the writ petitions. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that direction may be issued to the Government to dispose of the the revision petitions within a shortest possible time. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 4. The issue relates to transfer of various teachers. Therefore, the revision petitions will have to be disposed of expeditiously. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on the revision petitions within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioners and other affected parties. W.P.(C). Nos.24636/2009 & 26328/2009 -:2:- 5. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P.(C). No.24636/2009 submitted that a direction may be issued to disburse the salary of the petitioner which has been withheld. 6. In the proceedings of the Director of Public Instruction, order No.EM (4)/60716/2009/DPI/D.DIS, dated 13/10/2009, there is a direction to the District Educational Officers and the Manager to take necessary steps to release the salaries to the teachers who did not get the same consequent on the transfer orders dated 28/05/2009 and 29/05/2009 and release the same immediately. Therefore, the complaint of the petitioner will also be looked into and action will be taken in accordance with the said direction. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms