IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2009 / 22ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28960 of 2009(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.SUMA, AGED 43 YEARS,W/O.VENUGOPALAN, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (NATURAL SCIENCE), K.T.M.HIGH SCHOOL,MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. THE MANAGER, K.T.M.HIGH SCHOOL,MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28960/2009-L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 14th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as High School Assistant (Natural Science). The Government as per G.O.(MS).No.11/02/G.Edn., dated 07/01/2002 created a new cadre of High School Assistant (English) in Aided and Government Schools. This was by reallocating the periods of English which were allocated to the core subjects namely, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Ext.P1 is the copy of the said Government Order. 2. As far as the third respondents school is concerned, during the academic year 2002-03 the sanctioned posts of High School Assistants (English) were six. When a retirement vacancy of H.S.A (Core Subjects) arose, the petitioner filed Ext.P2 application requesting for a posting as H.S.A (English). Since there was no response, the petitioner approached the District Educational Officer also. By Ext.P5 the D.E.O directed the petitioner to approach the Manager. Ext.P6 is the further application submitted by the petitioner to the D.E.O since no action was taken by the Manager. W.P.(C). No.28960/2009 -:2:- 3. Ext.P7 is the copy of the reminder sent by the petitioner also. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6 after hearing the petitioner and the Manager within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms