IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 32166 of 2005(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. ALL KERALA VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL G.F.C.TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,R.CHANDRASEKHARAN. 2. M.LANCY PAUL,W/O.ELDHOSE MATHEW, NON-VOCATIONAL TEACHER (G.F.C.), SALEM VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, WEST VENGOLA,PERUMABVOOR,RESIDING AT KOORAN HOUSE,P.O.NAYATHODE,ANGAMALY. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI (SR.) SRI.BALRAJ.C.R. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR,VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.K.RAVIKRISHNAN FOR R1 &2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.32166/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT, DT. 7.12.04 IN WPC. NO.31452/04 T. P2:- COPY OF THE OF ORDER , G.O.(RT) NO.4388/05/G.EDN. DT. 5.9.05 OF THE IST RESPONDENT. P3:- COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION, G.O.(P) NO.81/04 GL.EDN. DT. 12.3.04 OF THE IST RESPONDENT PUBLISHED IN KERALA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, VOL. XLIX DT. 12.3.04. P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER, G.O.(MS) 460/95/G.EDN. DT. 26.9.95 OF THE IST RESPONDENT. P5:- COPY OF THE PRESS RELEASE APPEARED IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT. 14.4.05. P6:- COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.R&A2/3/8169/05/G.W DT. 26.4.05. P7:- COPY OF THE LIST OF 159 SCHOOLS, REFERRED TO IN THE WRIT PETITION. P8:- COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER NO.E4/5467/05/(30) DT. 11.1.06 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO SHRI RAJU P. P8(a):- COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER NO.E4/5467/2005(52) DT. 11.1.06 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO SMT.SABEENA V.I. P8(b):- COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER NO.E4/5467/2005(62) D5T. 11.1.06 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO SHRI ASEEM M. P9:- COPY OF THE ORDER, G.O.(RT) NO.03/06/G.EDN. DT. 3.1.06 OF THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND OTHERS. P10:- COPY OF THE ORDER, G.O(RT) NO.2802/96/G.EDN. DT. 31.8.96 OF THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND OTHERS. P11:- COPY OF THE ORDER, G.O.(RT) NO.4750/98/G.EDN. DT. 7.12.98 OF THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND OTHERS. P12:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.E3/9845/93 DT. 29.5.95 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO SHRI SAJEE T.KURIVILA. P13:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.E3/1202/06 DT. 2.3.06 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO IST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.32166 OF 2005 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioners approached this Court with certain grievance with regard to benefits payable to the teachers belonging to Vocational Higher Secondary School. In the counter affidavit of the first respondent dated 14.02.2008 at paragraph 5, it is stated as follows: “As per G.O.(MS).124/07/GE dated 23/06/07 Government have already extended Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary Education State & Subordinate Service Rules 2004 and the amendments thereto issued subsequently mutatis mutandis to the aided sector of Vocational Higher Secondary Education. With the coming into force of these rules, all the provisions incorporated in the Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary Education state & subordinate service rules have been made applicable to aided sector of Vocational Higher Secondary Education also and hence the benefits allowable to Government Vocational Higher Secondary Teachers are allowable to the teachers in the aided sector also and this was promptly brought to the notice of the Hon'ble Court also”. W.P.(C) No.32166/05 2 The above submission in the counter affidavit is recorded and this writ petition is disposed of with a further direction that in case the consequential benefits have not been disbursed to the teachers, the same shall be done within three months. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp W.P.(C) No.32166/05 3 KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No.32166 OF 2005 J U D G M E N T 17.12.2008