IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37674 of 2010(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. ABDUL NASIR POOVATHINGAL, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ARABIC), H M Y H S SCHOOL, MANJERI. 2. MUHIYADHEEN P P, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ARABIC), P R M KOLAVALLUR H S SCHOOL, KANNUR. 3. KAREEM P K, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ARABIC), N H S SCHOOL, NAROKAVU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. HAMSA A, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ARABIC), P M S A H S SCHOOL, ELANKUR, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. T ABDUL KABEER, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ARABIC), P M S A M A H S SCHOOL, CHEMMANKADAVU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, SANTHI NAGAR, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 37674 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are HSSTs (Arabic) in aided schools. They claimed to be the senior most HSSTs in their respective schools. According to them, they have all the qualifications prescribed for promotion to the post of Principal. But they are deprived of such promotion. The petitioners have therefore filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent. Petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners and the managers of the respective schools. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/-