IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2009 / 21ST JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 16122 of 2009(I) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- KRISHNA KUMAR S, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. K. SUKUMARAN NAIR, U.PS.A, S.R.V.U.P.S, CHANGANKULANGRA, RESIDING AT 'KESAVA VILASOM', CHANGANKULANGRA, OACHIRA P.O., KOLLAM. BY MR.B.HARISH KUMAR, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR EDUCATION, KOLLAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 5. THE MANAGER, S.R.V.U.P.S, CHANGANKULANGRA, KOLLAM. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16122 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of June, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Upper Primary School Assistant in the school managed by the 5th respondent. He was appointed on 02.06.2003 as U.P.S.A on a newly created vacancy as per the staff fixation order for the year 2003-2004. The appointment was approved only with effect from 16.10.2003 to 31.03.2004 and from 01.06.2004 onwards till the vacancy exists. Challenging the same, the petitioner has filed an appeal before the first respondent. 2. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that as per Exhibit P4, the Additional Director of Public Instruction has directed the Assistant Educational Officer to approve the appointment of the petitioner as U.P.S.A with effect from 15.07.2003. Presently, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to dispose of Exhibit P5 within a time frame. W.P.(C) No.16122/2009 2 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 to 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P5, after hearing the petitioner and 5th respondent, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp