IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2009 / 26TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 20173 of 2009(N) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ZAKARIYA KORALIYADAN, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. MUHAMMED ABDU RAHIMAN, ARABIC TEACHER, PMSA PTMA L.P. SCHOOL, PALAKKAD NORTH, P.O. PALAKKAD, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 673 641. RESIDING AT: THAZHATHIL HOUSE, P.O. MAITHRA, VIA. ARECODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MS.LATHA PRABHAKARAN, ADVOCATE. MR.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KIZHISSERY. 4. THE MANAGER, PMSAPTMA L.P. SCHOOL, PALAKKAD NORTH, P.O. PALAKKAD, MALAPPURAM - 673 641. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20173 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is appointed as full time Arabic Teacher by the 4th respondent-Manager in a permanent vacancy that arose on 31.05.2008, as per Exhibit P1 order of appointment. The approval was rejected by the Assistant Educational Officer and stands confirmed by the District Educational Officer as per Exhibit P2. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P4 revision petition before the Government challenging the same. 2. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Exhibit P4 expeditiously and within a time frame as the non approval of appointment will put the petitioner to hardship. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P4, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of four 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