IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 22ND MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 32098 of 2010(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BINDHUMOL JACOB, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (POLITICS), ELAPPARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT HIGHER SECONDRY SCHOOL, ELAPPARA P.O., ELAPPARA VILLAGE, PLEERUMADE TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.RAFFEEKH.K, SRI.LAIJU CHANDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE MANAGER, ELAPPARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ELAPPARA P.O., ELAPPARA VILLAGE, PEERUMEDU TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT – 698 601. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.32098/2010-J: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER DTD. 25/08/2005. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. A3-336/2000 DTD. 25/08/2005 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE DECLARATION BY THE R.3. FOR THE APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DTD. 15/06/2009. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS 56265/T2/2008/G. EDN. DEPT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 32098 of 2010-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of February, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner complaints that her appointment made by the third respondent Manager in the Panchayat Higher Secondary School, Elappara, has not been approved so far by the authorities concerned. 2. The petitioner was appointed as per Ext.P1 order dated 25.8.2005 as HSST in Political Science. It is pointed out that the appointment was made in the light of the circular No.Acd/A2/17940/HSE/2001 dated 2.12.2003 of the second respondent and also based on the endorsement No.33111/2004 dated 19.4.2005 of the Director of Panchayats. The petitioner was working as a Guest Lecturer in the school of the third respondent as per the provisions of the circular mentioned above. It is in terms of the said circular the petitioner was appointed on a permanent basis. It is further pointed out that in spite of pendency of the matter before the authorities concerned, no action is taken to approve the appointment. The petitioner contends that the method of appointment to the posts in Panchayat Higher Secondary Schools through Public Service Commission was made applicable only by circular dated 7.8.2006 which was after her appointment wpc 32098/2010 2 and therefore that will not affect the grant of approval. 3. It is submitted by the learned Govt. Pleader that similar matters are pending before the Government for consideration. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Government to take a decision regarding the approval of appointment of the petitioner as sought for by the third respondent Manager based on Ext.P1 order. An appropriate decision will be taken expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/