IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2011 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 34088 of 2011(I) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- J.S. GEETHA, HEADMISTRESS, S.K.V. HIGH SCHOOL, NANNIYODU, PACHA P.O., RESIDING AT MELODY HILL TOP GARDEN, VAZHAYILA, KARAKULAM P.O. BY ADVS. SRI.M.BALAGOVINDAN SRI.T.K.ANANDA PADMANABHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICE, ATTINGAL P.O., ATTINGAL - 695 121. BY SRI. M.A. FAYAZ, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.34088/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF GOVT. ORDER DTD. 25.11.98 (PAY REVISION OF 1997) ONLY ON THE BASIS OF G.O.(P) 365/05 (150)/FIN. DTD. 6.8.05. EXT. P2 : COPY OF OPTION DECLARATION DTD. 27.10.05 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER. EXT. P3 : COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 29309/06 DTD. 31.3.08 OF THIS COURT. EXT. P4 : COPY OF ORDER DTD. 28.5.08 ISSUED BY R3. EXT. P5 : COPY OF REVISION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO R1 DTD. 7.1.10. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.34088 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Headmistress in the S.K.V. High School, Nanniyodu. She is aggrieved by Ext.P4 order passed by the District Educational Officer. The matter concerns re-option submitted by the petitioner. Against Ext.P4, the petitioner has filed a revision petition before the Government as per Ext.P5. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner's claim is protected by the principles stated by this Court in Ext.P3 judgment. It is upto the Government to take a decision on Ext.P5, after hearing the petitioner. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P5, after notice to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment since it is submitted that the petitioner will be retiring W.P.(C) No.34088/2011 2 on 31.03.2012. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp