IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 31916 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ TERESA ALICE E.J., W/O.SIMON SELVON, AGED 46 YEARS, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER CHEMISTRY, ST.SEBASTIANS H.S.S., GOTHURUTHU VIA. MOOTHAKUNNAM, RESIDING AT KONATH HOUSE, GOTHURUTH P.O., KALLUMPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE SRI.A.V.JOJO RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY DIRECTORATE, HOUSING BOARD COMPLEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY DIRECTORATE, EDAPALLY. 4. THE MANAGER, CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION AGENCY DIOCESE OF KOTTAPURAM, KOTTAPURAM P.O. KODUNGALLUR VIA. THRISSUR. 5. THE PRINCIPAL, SMT.DAISY M.J., ST.SEBASTIAN'S H.S.S., GOTHURUTH, GOTHURUTH P.O. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------ WP(C).No. 31916 OF 2007 Y ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th November, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner availed of leave without allowances for five years with effect from 10.6.2006 under Appendix XII-A of Part I K.S.R for taking up employment abroad. However, the petitioner sought to rejoin duty from 1.6.2007 by cancelling unavailed portion of her leave without allowances . In anticipation of sanction from the Government the fourth respondent allowed the petitioner to rejoin duty from 1.6.2007. The fourth respondent also forwarded petitioner's application Ext.P8 in this regard to the Government. The petitioner has filed Ext.P9 application before the Government for appropriate orders in the matter. The petitioner now seeks expeditious disposal of Exts. P8 and P9. 2. I have heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent-Government to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P8 and P9 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the WPC 31916/07 2 date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. S. SIRI JAGAN Judge jj