IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2009 / 21ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28775 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MINI.A.G.,HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT(ENGLISH) ST.AUGUSTINE'S HIGH SCHOOL, MARARIKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DIST. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. 2. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,-695001. 3. CORPORATE MANAGER, THE CORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS, DIOCESE OF ALLEPPEY, P.B.NO.404, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688001. 4. SR. DOLLY C.M., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER(ENGLISH) LEO XIII HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688001. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.28775 of 2009-N - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of October, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as H.S.A. (English) in St. Augustine's High School, Mararikulam. She is having the qualification M.A. in English and B.Ed. in English as well as SET. On 1.6.2009 a vacancy of HSST (English) arose under the Corporate Management. It is a leave vacancy, the duration of which is till 24.5.2011. The petitioner submitted an application and subsequently she was directed to appear before the Selection Board on 23.6.2009. 2. The petitioner is presently aggrieved by the selection and appointment of the 4th respondent against the above said vacancy. The order of appointment is produced as Ext.P4. The petitioner has already approached the Director of Public Instruction as per Ext.P5. It is prayed that Ext.P5 may be directed to be considered within a time frame and the proceedings to grant approval may be kept in abeyance, till orders are passed. 3. Learned Govt. Pleader submitted that the proposal for approval will be dealt with by the second respondent Regional Deputy Director. wpc 28775/2009 2 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 after hearing the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Needless to say that approval, if any, granted will be subject to orders to be passed on Ext.P5. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/