IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2007 / 9TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 18922 of 2007(C) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- VELAYUDHAN THOTTATHIL, U.D. CLERK, DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 18922/2007 C APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SR. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC STRUCTIONS, KERALA DT. 3/6/93. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 9/4/03 OF THE DPI. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE CIRCULAR BY THE DPI DT. 17/3/2003. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R2 DT. 6/10/2003. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE GO RT NO. 4069/2006/G.EDN DT. 20/09/06. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE GO RT NO. 4764/GEN EDN DT. 3/11/2006. EXT.P7. COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE DPI DT. 24/2/2007. EXT.P8. COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 21/4/2007 BY THE SR. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DPI. EXT.P9. COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATION DT. 6/6/07 BEFORE THE R1. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL. True copy tga K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------------ WP(C)NO.18922 OF 2007-C ------------------------------------------ Judgment The petitioner, who is a UDC in the Department of General Education, is aggrieved by Ext.P8 final seniority list of UDCs for the period from 01.01.1986 to 31.12.1988 published by the Senior Administration Officer, Office of the Directorate of Public Instruction, on 21.04.2007. Against the said seniority list, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P9 appeal before the Government under Section 27B of the KS & SSR and thereafter, this Writ Petition is filed, seeking appropriate reliefs. 2. I heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents also. The 1st respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 in accordance with law within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the affected persons, if any, by the grant of relief to the petitioner. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. 31.07.2007 K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE sta 2