IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2010 / 14TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17520 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- GLORY ALBERT,MANAGER, LUTHERAN LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, DYMOCK, VANDIPERIYAR, KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.S.NIDHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PEERUMADE. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 17520 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of Lutheran Lower Primary School, Dymock in Vandiperiyar. This Writ Petition has been filed mainly with the prayer to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the first respondent to approve the final seniority list of teachers of the school. 2. A statement has been filed by the respondent in this Writ Petition. It is stated thereunder that the seniority list of teachers as on 1.1.2010 was submitted by the Manager only on 5.3.2010. The same was provisionally approved and returned to the Manager with a direction to circulate the same among the staff concerned who were included in the seniority list. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted the provisionally approved seniority list to the office of the respondent only on 18.5.2010. However, the same was submitted without signatures of one Sri.P.P.thomas and Sri.P.G.Suresh, who were included in the said seniority list. The remarks made by the petitioner against the names of the aforesaid persons are to the effect that Sri.P.P.Thomas retired from service on W.P.(C) NO.17520/2010 2 31.3.2010 and Sri.P.G.Suresh is on unauthorized absence. The respondent issued notices to the said teachers and a hearing was scheduled to be held on 28.6.2010. The learned Government Pleader, upon instructions, submitted that the aforementioned persons did not turn up for the hearing on 28.6.2010. 3. In view of the facts thus obtained in this case, it is evident that all the concerned staff included in the seniority list except Sri.P.P.Thomas and Sri.P.G.Suresh had signed in the provisionally approved seniority list. Despite the issuance of notices, the aforementioned two persons did not turn up for hearing before the respondent. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to take appropriate action to finalise Ext.P2 seniority list expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.17520/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C). NO. /2010 JUDGMENT June, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.17520/2010 4