IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2010 / 22ND ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31430 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BASARIYA K W/O.M.T.ABDUL KHADER, AGED 34 YEARS, L.G.ARABIC TEACHER(RELIEVED)TRITHALA HIGH SCHOOL, TRITHALA(RESIDING AT MOORKATHAZHATH HOUSE, PO.TRITHALA,VATTATHANI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OTTAPPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 101. 4. THE MANAGER, DR.K.B.MENON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, TRITHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 534. 5. SRI.M.KRISHNA DAS, PEON,DR.K.B.MENON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, TRITHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 534. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.31430 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retrenched Arabic teacher of an aided school. She was relieved for want of vacancy in 2008. In June, 2010, a vacancy of Peon arose in the fourth respondent's school. The petitioner staked a claim for that post. But, the fourth respondent Manager appointed the fifth respondent in that vacancy. According to the petitioner, the petitioner has preferential claim for appointment in that post. Therefore, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 petition before the third respondent. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being W.P.(c)No.31430/10 2 heard to the petitioner, the fourth respondent and the fifth respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.31430/10 3