IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 10TH OCTOBER 2011 / 18TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26538 of 2011(N) ------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. DEEPA K , VOCATIONAL TEACHER (MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN) SENIOR, G.V.H.S.S.S, CHATHANNUR. 2. PRIYA V NON VOCATINAL TEACHER IN COMMERCE (SENIOR), GOVT V.H.S.S, MUTTARA. BY ADVs. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SRI.T.G.SUNIL (PRANAVAM) SRI.K.R.GANESH RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERENMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. BY SRI.V. VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.26538/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE IST PETITIONER DTD.28.1.1998. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DT.15.5.98 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANAGER P.U.M.V.H.S.S PALLICKAL. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.23.6.2009 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE 2ND PETITIONER DTD.16.11.2001. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DT.1.4.2005 APPOINTING THE 2ND PETITIONER AS LECTURER IN GENERAL FOUNDATION COURSE. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD.9.4.2002. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.23.6.05 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.15.10.07 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF GO.DTD.25.3.2006. EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.10.9.90 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P12 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DTD.24.5.2010 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P13 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26538 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are working as Vocational/Non Vocational Teachers under different Government schools. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant 1st Higher Grade to the petitioners taking into account the aided school service rendered by them for the purpose of calculating eight years of service after entry in the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School. 2. The petitioners have stated in detail the service particulars regarding them and Exts.P1 to P9 have been produced in support of the same. Ext.P10 is a Government Order which revised the scales of pay inter alia of teachers in the Government service. By the said order, the Government revised the then existing span of time bound grade promotion scheme. 3. The petitioners are relying upon Ext.P11 order and Ext.P12 circular by which reckoning of the aided school service W.P.(C) No.26538/2011 2 for the grant of higher grade benefits has been allowed. Ext.P13 is the detailed representation filed by the petitioners before the Government. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners prayed that the Government may be directed to take a decision on Ext.P13 after hearing the petitioners. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P13, after hearing the petitioners and after considering the pleadings therein as well as the effect of Exts.P11 and P12, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners will forward 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