IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2011 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 11836 of 2011(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.C.JAYALAKSHMI, AGED 59 YEARS, W/O.CHANDRAN, KANAYAMGOTTUCHALIL, CHATHAMANGALAM, CALICUT DISTRICT. (EARLIER WORKED AS COOK IN GOVERNMENT WELFARE L.P.SCHOOL, CHATHAMANGALAM). BY ADVS. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN, SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CALICUT, PIN-673 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KUNNAMANGALAM, PIN-673 571. 3. THE HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT WELFARE L.P.SCHOOL, CHATHAMANGALAM, CALICUT, PIN-673 601. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. RANI DIOTHIMA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.11836/2011-D: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBIT: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 09/09/2010 ISSUED BY THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 11836 of 2011-D - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of June, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks re-engagement in the Government Welfare L.P. School, Chathamangalam, Calicut, as a Cook. It is pointed out that she was engaged for cooking noon meals to the children and was working in the above school for the last 27 years. She belongs to Scheduled Caste community. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the Headmaster who engaged a new person, prevented the petitioner from performing her duties. The petitioner preferred a complaint to the first respondent and thereafter the first respondent conducted an enquiry and ordered to conduct a referendum among the students and parents in this matter. Ext.P1 is the communication issued by the first respondent in this regard. It is pointed out that in spite of the direction contained in Ext.P1, nothing further has been done by the Headmaster. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that pursuant to Ext.P1 a report is said to be submitted by the third respondent and it is prayed that the first respondent may be directed to take a decision in the wpc 11836/2011 2 matter. 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision with regard to the re-engagement of the petitioner, with notice to the petitioner, the third respondent and the Parent Teacher Association. This shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/