IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2011 / 26TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 20051 of 2011(F) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- MINI GOPALAKRISHNAN,AGE 34,W/O.SHAJI VIJAYAN,UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT(UPSA), YOGINIMATHA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL,KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD - 678 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PALAKKAD - 678 001. 3. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 4. THE MANAGER,YOGINIMATHA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT - 678 506. 5. SMT.S.K.SANGEETHA,TEACHER,YOGINIMATHA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KOLLENGODE,PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 506. 6. THE HEADMISTRESS,YOGINIMATHA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KOLLENGODE,PALAKKAD DISTRICT - 678 506. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE R4 BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 20051/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF GOVERNMENT ORDER, G.O.(Rt) 2563/07/G.EDN. DATED 06/06/2007. P3: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE MANAGER TO THE HEADMISTRESS OF THE SCHOOL. P4: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD, DATED 09/02/2011. P5: COPY OF GOVERNMENT ORDER, G.O.(MS)42/11/G.EDN. DATED 16/02/2011. P6: COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WPC. NO.10359/2011 DATED 09/06/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.20051/2011-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 18th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner approached this Court seeking for a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 6 to permit the petitioner to sign the attendance register of teachers in Yoginimatha Girls' High School, Kollengode in Palakkad District and for a direction to the first respondent to release the salary of the petitioner from January, 2011 onwards. 2. The petitioner has produced Ext.P6 Judgment in W.P.(C).No.10359/2011 filed by her, wherein this Court directed the Director of Public Instruction to take a decision on the revision petition filed by the petitioner challenging Ext.P4 order produced therein. 3. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that already proceedings have been issued by the Director of Public Instruction, disposing of the said revision petition as per Order No.K.Dis.EMI/43802/11/DPI, dated 02/09/2011. The order thus passed is in favour of the petitioner, by W.P.(C). No.20051/2011 -:2:- directing release of salary of the petitioner after retrenching the junior-most teacher in the combined seniority list of Upper Primary School Assistants and Lower Primary School Assistants taken together. In that view of the matter, appropriate authority will have to take further steps thereon. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of recording that an order has been passed by the Director of Public Instruction as above mentioned. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms