IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2009 / 9TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21665 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- INDU.A.R., (VOCATIONAL TEACHER IN MLT, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALLARIMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM), "INDU", HOUSE NO.122, RANNI LANE, PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.K.P.RAJEEVAN,ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. PRINCIPAL, GOVT. VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALLARIMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.MUHAMOOD T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/07/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21665 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Vocational Teacher- Medical Laboratory Technician in the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Pallarimangalam in Ernakulam District. She was appointed pursuant to the advice memo issued by the Public Service Commission as per Exhibit P1. She belongs to Trivandrum District. 2. The petitioner's seniority position in the advice list is 15. It is pointed out that the persons who were below in the advice list have been posted in the Trivandrum District whereas the petitioner who is residing in the Trivandrum District along with her husband and two minor children was posted in the Ernakulam District. Her younger child is aged six months only. Exhibits P2 and P4 are the copies of the representations filed by her before the 2nd respondent. 3. Presently, the petitioner seeks for a direction to post her in any nearby school. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P7 W.P.(C) No.21665/2009 2 representation before the 2nd respondent in the matter wherein it is pointed out that there is a vacancy in Chathannur Government Vocational Higher Secondary School. Exhibit P7 is dated 24.07.2009. The petitioner seeks for an earlier decision on Exhibit P7 since the delay in the matter will result in acute hardship. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P7 within a period of three weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp