IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26545 of 2009(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- B.S.VINITHA, D/O.BHASKARAN, VAISAKH, ANTHIYOOR, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (WORKING AS H.S.A. IN MATHEMATICS, GOVT. H.S.S., RAJAKKAD, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS.MR.VINOD J.DEV MR.PRAMOD J.DEV RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, DISTRICT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL. R3 IS IMPLEADED 3. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DEPT. OF EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL. R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT. 8.10.2009 IN IA. 12421/2009. R1 & R3 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26545 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as H.S.A (Mathematics) in the Government Higher Secondary School, Rajakkad in Idukki District. She is seeking for a direction to the 1st respondent to give her a posting in any of the available vacancies in Trivandrum District. 2. The petitioner was included in the rank list for appointment published by the P.S.C for the post of H.S.A and accordingly, she was ordered to be appointed as H.S.A in Kanjiramkulam Panchayat High School. Seeking for an appointment in the Government School itself, the petitioner had approached this Court earlier by filing W.P.(C)No.18611/2006 wherein the 1st respondent was directed to consider her claim. But, by Exhibit P2, the claim was rejected. 3. The petitioner is presently aggrieved by the posting given in a far away district than her native district. She has W.P.(C) No.26545/2009 2 submitted Exhibit P4 representation before the Secretary to Government, General Education Department. Exhibit P3 reply given by the Public Information Officer of the office of the Deputy Director of Education shows that certain vacancies are existing in the schools mentioned therein in Trivandrum District. 4. Along with I.A.No.12422/2009, the petitioner has produced Exhibit P5 representation dated 13.08.2009 addressed to the Director of Public Instruction seeking for a transfer to any one of the schools mentioned therein. Therefore, there will be a direction to the additional 3rd respondent-Director of Public Instruction to take a decision on Exhibit P5 in accordance with the norms and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp