IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10915 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAYASREE.K.S, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT(S.S) GOVT.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,PERINGOTTUKURUSSI, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SMT.SREEDEVI KYLASANATH SMT.V.J.SAFEENA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DY.DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,PALAKKAD. 4. SIAMALA P.V,HEADMISTRESS,GOVT.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,PERINGOTTUKURUSSI,PALAKKAD. BY MR.T.T.MUHAMMOOD, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------- WP(C) No.10915 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a High School Assistant. She applied for Commuted Leave for the period from 04.01.2010 to 29.01.2010. The leave was not sanctioned and petitioner was treated as unauthorisdly absent. The leave salary is also withheld. Under the above circumstances the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 4th respondent. S.SIRI JAGAN JUDGE DMB