IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2011 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5091 of 2011(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ K.G.VENUGA, W/O. K.S.VASUDEVAN, AGED 50, PART TIME MUSIC TEACHER, DEVAKI MEMORIAL SENIOR BASIC SCHOOL, KAKKAYOOR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION (K) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5091 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is a Part Time Music Teacher in the Devaki Memorial Senior Basic School, Kakkayoor in Palakkad District. Her appointment was on 25.09.1980 and has been approved as such with effect from that date. 2. It is stated by the petitioner that in the light of Exhibit P1 judgment wherein this Court declared that the Part Time Teachers who have been in service for over 20 years are entitled to get regularisation, the petitioner is also entitled for the said benefit. The Government has passed Exhibit P2 order as regards the petitioners therein. Thereafter, by Exhibit P3 order, another batch of 102 Part Time Specialist Teachers were granted the benefit and the basis was completion of 15 years of service. It is pointed out that the petitioner submitted a representation as per Exhibit P4 which is followed by Exhibit P5 reminder. W.P.(C) No.5091/2011 2 3. It is pointed out in paragraph 5 of the writ petition that the 2nd respondent has forwarded to the Government the list of 40 Part Time Specialist Teachers who have completed 15 years of service as on 31.12.2009 and who are entitled to be appointed as Full Time Teachers. It is stated that the petitioner is serial No.25 therein. The petitioner was waiting for positive action in the matter and it is pointed out that even though Exhibit P7 communication was given by the Government to the Member of the Legislative Assembly, action has not been finalised so far in the case of the petitioner. 4. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that even though the list was forwarded and is received in the Government, the Finance Department sought certain clarification in the matter. Therefore, the Administrative Department required the Director of Public Instruction to forward a comprehensive list which includes all the similarly placed persons so that a common order could be passed by the Government. W.P.(C) No.5091/2011 3 5. It is submitted that as required by the Finance Department, the list was forwarded by the Director of Public Instruction and is received in the Government last week. In the meanwhile, as elections have been announced and the mode of conduct has come into effect, the order was not issued and it is submitted that it may require some more time, to finalise the action. Hence, since the petitioner has already been included in the list and the matter is being processed, the only direction that can be issued is to complete the process within a reasonable time. Therefore, appropriate action will be finalised within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp