IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2009 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 15797 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RUBY S., ASSISTANT TEACHER (UP SCHOOL), AIDED SENIOR BASIC SCHOOL, MANNALUR, ALATHUR TALUK PALAKKAD DISTRICT, RESIDING AT P.K.KALAM, VEMBALLUR P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION (B) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PALAKKAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.15797/2009-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 9th day of June, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as an Upper Primary School Assistant of an Aided Senior Basic School, Mannalur in Palakkad District. She was initially appointed during the period from 11/09/1995 to 28/02/1997 which was approved by the educational authority. A leave vacancy arose on 02/06/1997 against which she was appointed and which is being continued even now. It is pointed out that the teacher who had taken leave, namely, Smt.K.Vasantha Kumari resigned from the service also. 2. The petitioner is presently aggrieved by Ext.P1 order passed by the Deputy Director of Education pursuant to the directions issued by this Court in the judgment in W.P.(C).No.24909/2005, wherein it was found that the approval of appointment of the petitioner could not be granted. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that Ext.P2 revision petition which was filed against Ext.P1 order is pending before the Government. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the light of the circumstances pointed out in the writ petition, there may be a direction to the Government to dispose of Ext.P2 within a time frame. W.P.(C). No.15797/2009 -:2:- 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader, for the first respondent. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 after hearing the petitioner and the Manager of the school within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms