IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 23RD AUGUST 2011 / 1ST BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 22933 of 2011(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.SAJI KUMAR, SON OF PEETHAMBARAN, AGED 43 YEARS, LECTURER, VOCATIONAL LECTURER IN ACCOUNTANCY AND AUDITING AND ACADEMIC HEAD, S N V V H S SCHOOL, ANGADICAL SOUTH, ADOOR (GENERAL SECRETARY), PRIVATE SCHOOL VOCATIONAL LECTURERS ASSOCIATION). 2. R.ANIL KUMAR, VOCATIONAL LECTURER IN MLT AND ACADEMIC HEAD, R M V H S SCHOOL, P.O.PERINJANAM, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. P.C.MATHEW, VOCATIONAL LECTURER IN MLT AND ACADEMIC HEAD, EMJAY V H SCHOOL, VILYAPPALLI, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.V.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695036. BY G.P. SHRI VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF ORDER OF APPOINTMENT OF FIRST PETITIONER DT.11.12.1995 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF DO. OF 2ND PETITIONER DT.30.7.1992 EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF DO. OF THRID PETITIONER DT.1.10.1993 EXT.P4-TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF THE HAND BOOK ISSUED BY V.H.S. DIRECTORATE EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR DATED 14.7.1999 EXT.P6-TRUE COPY OF DO. DATED 7.8.2006 EXT.P7-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 22.7.2009 EXT.P8-TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF GO DATED 26.2.2011 EXT.P9-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 28.5.2011 EXT.P10-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 28.6.2011 EXT.P11-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 26.5.2011 EXT.P12-TRUE COPY OF REPORT DATED 3.6.2011 EXT.P13-TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 13.7.2011 // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 22933 of 2011-N - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of August, 2011. JUDGMENT The three petitioners herein are working as Lecturers in Vocational Higher Secondary Schools. Their grievance is with regard to the non grant of Special Allowance of Rs.500/- per month, being Academic Head in Vocational Higher Secondary Schools. They are relying upon Exts.P8 to P12 orders. Ext.P13 is the representation filed by the first petitioner before the first respondent seeking for the said benefit. 2. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P13, after notice to the first petitioner and after affording an opportunity of hearing, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The first petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/