IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2007 / 11TH POUSHA, 1928. WP(C).No. 34654 of 2006(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- LAKSHMI M. NAIR @ LAKSHMI AJITHKUMAR, W/O.LATE AJITHKUMAR. G., AAVANI HOUSE, PERUNNA P.O., CHANGANASSERY. BY ADV. SMT.DEEPTHI S.MENON RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE MANAGER, N.S.S.U.P. SCHOOL, PUNNAPRA, ALAPPUZHA (RESIDING AT SABARMATHI HOUSE, PUNNAPRA P.O., ALAPPUZHA). 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ALAPPUZHA. BY G.P.SRI.A.J.VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. =================================== W.P.(C)No.34654 of 2006 =================================== Dated this the 1st day of January, 2006. JUDGMENT Having regard to the nature of the directions issued hereunder, notice to respondents is dispensed with. 2. Petitioner claims to be entitled for appointment under Rule 51B of Chapter XIV-A of the Kerala Education Rules on account of the demise in harness of her husband Ajithkumar, then employed in the service of the first respondent. It is pleaded that having been fully qualified for being considered for appointment as teacher in Hindi, the petitioner applied in the prescribed format to the competent authority. Exts.P5 to P7 are the postal acknowledgement cards, which show that the petitioner has applied to the competent authority. Under the aforesaid circumstances, it is directed that if the application of the petitioner for appointment under Rule 51B of Chapter XIV-A K.E.R. is received and pending, the first WPC34654/2006 -:2:- respondent will take necessary action thereon and take a final decision on such application within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will also produce a copy of this writ petition before the first respondent. Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. sl.