IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2007 / 26TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 30949 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. V.LETHA, W/O K.CHANDRA PRAKASH, AGED 35 YEARS, LAB ASSISTANT, T.D. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT- 688 011. 2. C.GOPINATHA PRABHU, AGED 39 YEARS S/O DAYANANDA PRABHU, LAB ASSISTANT, T.D. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 688 011. 3. B. PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O C.K. BHASKARA PRABHU, LAB ASSISTANT T.D. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 688 011. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, CORPORATION BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE MANAGER, T.D. SCHOOLS, ALAPPUZHA. 5. SRI. S. PRAVEEN BHABY, LAB ASSISTANT, T.D. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL THURAVOOR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. G.P. SMT.T.B.REMANI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ========================== W.P.(C).No.30949 of 2007 ========================== Dated this the 18th day of October, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Lab Assistants in the T.D. Higher Secondary School, Alappuzha. However, appointments of 1st and 3rd petitioners were approved as supernumerary Lab Assistant from 28.3.2003 in terms of Exts.P3 and P4 Government orders. The appointment of the 2nd petitioner was approved as regular Lab Assistant against the first vacancy which arose on 28.3.2003. In respect of the dispute regaridng approval of the petitioners' appointments, petitioners have filed Exts.P10 to P12 petitions before the 2nd respondent. They seek expeditious disposal of Exts.P10 to P12. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the nature of the order I propose to pass, I do not think that it is necessary to issue notice to respondents 4 and 5 at this juncture. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with w.p.c.30949/07 2 a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P10 to P12 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as respondents 4 and 5. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge.