IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 19TH JULY 2011 / 28TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19587 of 2011(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ K.LALITHA, W/O.O.P.SREEVALSAN AGED 58, CHEERAMCHIRAYIL HOUSE MULANTHURUTHY PO, KARIKODE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI SRI.JEEVAN MATHEW MANAYANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL R.L.V COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS TRIPUNITHURA. 2. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION TRIVANDRUM. 3. SECRETARY TO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT TRIVANDRUM. 5. SECRETARY TO FINANCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 6. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E) KERALA ,TRIVANDRUM. R2 TOR6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.19587/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE G./O.(MS) NO.186/2000/HIGHER EDUCATION DTD. 4.12.2000. P2:- COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE AUTHORITIES DTD. 10.12.2000. P3:- COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S PENSION PAYMENT ORDER. P4:- COPY OF THE PETITIN FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS 3 TO 5 DTD. 19.6.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 19587 of 2011-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of July, 2011. JUDGMENT The main prayer in this writ petition is for a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Exts.P2 and P4 representations concerning the request of the petitioner for counting the provisional service extending to a period of 18 years for the purpose of grant of pension. 2. It is pointed out that the petitioner was appointed as Bharatha Natyam Instructor on 10.8.1982 initially. The petitioner approached this Court by filing O.P. Nos.4697/1983 and 7694/1997, both seeking for directions to reguarlise her as Additional Bharatha Natyam Instructor in the first respondent's college. By judgment dated 24.3.2000 in another writ petition filed by the petitoner, viz. O.P.No.1841/1998, this Court directed the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner. By Ext.P1 order, the third respondent regularised the temporary appointment of the petitioner. Now the petitioner has been granted pension, of an amount of Rs.1680/- per month, counting her service from 4.12.2000, only for 8 years. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner has filed Exts.P2 and P4 representations before the third respondent. wpc 19587/2011 2 3. There will b a direction to the third respondent to take a decision on Exts.P2 and P4 representations after hearing the petitioner, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the third respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/