IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31760 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- MR.VIJUMON, HSA (ENGLISH), M.S.M. H.S.S. KALLINGAPARAMBA, P.O.KALPAKANCHERY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGIE SIMON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (ACADEMIC) TRIVANDRUM, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, TRIVANDRUM-695001. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM-676551. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THIRUR-676101. 5. THE MANAGER, MSM HSS KALLINGAPARAMBA, P.O.KALPAKANCHERY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-676551. BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SHRI M.A.FAYAZ FOR R1 TO R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.31760/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF REVISION PETITION NO173/11 FILED BEFORE THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. EXT.P2: COPY OF GO(P)NO.52/11/G.EDN. DT.26.2.11. EXT.P3: COPY OF ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, TVM, NO.ME(2)/52689/10/DPI/K.DIS. DTD.22.3.11. EXT.P4: COPY OF ORDER PASSED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION , MALAPPURAM DT.4.6.11. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE dsn T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.31760 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 29th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Exhibit P1 revision petition within a time frame. 2. The petitioner was promoted as HSA(English), when the Headmaster of the school retired from service and one Shri Prabhakran, High School Assistant was promoted to that vacancy. Accordingly, the petitioner joined duty from June, 2009. It is stated that he is a claimant under Rule 43 of Chapter XIV-A KER. Exhibit P3 is the order passed in appeal by the 3rd respondent confirming the rejection of the approval, against which the Manager has filed Exhibit P1 revision petition before the Government. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the delay in disposal of the revision petition will affect the service of the petitioner and therefore a direction may be issued to the Government to take a decision in the matter expeditiously. W.P.(C)No.31760/11 -2- 4. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Exhibit P1 revision petition, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this judgment to the Government for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn