IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2010 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8779 of 2010(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VALSAMMA.P, AGED 54, W/O. K.G. GOPALAKRISHNAN, NOW WORKING AS H.S.A (MATHS), ABV HSS, MUHAMMA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PAULSON THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. D.E.O, CHERTHALA. 4. MANAGER, ABV HSS, MUHAMMA. 5. SHEELA.V.R, HEADMISTRESS, ABV HSS,MUHAMMA GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.T.MAHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 8779 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 17th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a High School Assistant. She complaints that overlooking her seniority, the 5th respondent has been appointed as Headmistress. Challenging the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 appeal before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as respondents 4 and 5. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2