IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 WA.No. 450 of 2008 --------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN WPC.3270/2008 Dated 29/01/2008 .................... APPELLANT / PETITIONER: --------------------------------------- BABU PAUL PERUMPILLIL, S/O. LATE P.M. PAILY PILLAI, CORPORATE MANAGER, ST. PETER'S HIGH SCHOOL & TRAININS SCHOOLS, KOLENCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENTS / RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ALUVA. 3. SRI. POULOSE P.KUNNATH, KUNNATH HOUSE, AIKKARANADU SOUTH VILLAGE, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUKUMARAN FOR R3 SRI.S.SHYAM FOR R3 SRI.SAJI VARGHESE KAKKATTUMATTATHIL FOR R3 SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/07/2008, ALONG WITH WA NO. 585 OF 2008, WA NO. 596 OF 2008, WA NO. 597 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.Nos.450, 585, 596 & 597 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of July 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. Though the matters are listed in the petition list, by the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties to the lis, the matters are taken up for final hearing, since the issue involved in these cases lies in a narrow compass. All these writ appeals are filed against the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition Nos.3270/2008 and 3441/2008 dated 29.1.2008. 2. This court, while entertaining the writ appeals, has granted an interim order of stay of the orders passed by the learned Single Judge and that interim order is still operating against the respondents. 3. In our view, at this stage, it would be appropriate for the parties to request the learned Single Judge to hear the matter out of turn, instead of we deciding the correctness or otherwise of the interim orders passed by the learned Single Judge. In that view of the matter, without going into the merits or demerits of the case pleaded by both the parties, we dispose of these writ appeals. We reserve liberty to the learned counsel appearing for the parties to the lis to make an application before the learned Single Judge to hear the writ petition/petitions out of turn. If and when such a request is made, learned Single Judge may consider the same most sympathetically. The interim orders granted by this court on 10.3.2008 will continue to the benefit of the appellant till the learned Single Judge modifies the interim W.A.Nos.450, 585, 596 & 597 OF 2008 :: 2 :: orders passed earlier on a request made by the respondent. All the contentions of both the parties are left open. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE jes/dk.