IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 8TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27307 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE MANAGER, A.M.U.P.SCHOOL, VETTATHOOR P.O.(VIA), MELATTUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. P.K.AHAMMEDKUTTY, HEADMASTER, A.M.U.P.SCHOOL, VETTATHOOR P.O., (VIA)MELATTUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MELATTUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. T.P.JOSEPH, ASSISTANT TEACHER, A.M.U.P.SCHOOL,VETTATHOOR P.O., (VIA)MELATTUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.27307/2009-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T The Manager and the Headmaster of A.M.U.P School are the petitioners herein. The issue relates to the approval of the second petitioner as Headmaster. The former Headmaster Shri Narayana Pillai was suspended from service with effect from 15/10/2007 and on the basis of seniority and eligibility, the second petitioner was appointed as Headmaster from the said date. But the approval was given only as a temporary Headmaster. Shri Narayana Pillai attained superannuation on 30/11/2008. He was not reinstated in service also which is evident from Ext.P1 order passed by this Court in W.P.(C).No.10240/2009 dated 30/03/2009. He retired from service on 31/03/2009. The first petitioner thereafter regularised the second petitioner, as per proceedings dated 04/04/2009, as Headmaster, with effect from 15/10/2007. (Ext.P2). 2. The approval for the same was refused by the third respondent. It was taken up in revision as per Exts.P4 and P5 before the Director of Public Instruction by the petitioners which were disposed of as per the directions of this Court in Ext.P6 judgment. Ext.P7 is the order passed in W.P.(C). No.27307/2009 -:2:- the revision petitions wherein the request has been rejected. Thereafter, the petitioners have filed Ext.P8 revision petition before the Government. It is prayed that the said revision petition may be disposed of within a time frame. 3. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P8 after hearing the petitioners within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that the salary bills of the second petitioner and the other teaching and non-teaching staff will be honoured by the concerned educational officer on being presented by the second petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms