IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2010 / 8TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1758 of 2010(T) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------ BABURAJ.T., CRAFT TEACHER, KELALUR U.P.SCHOOL, P.O.MAMBARAM, KANNUR DT. BY ADV. MR.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KANNUR. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER, THALASSERY NORTH. 5. THE HEAD MASTER, KELALUR U.P.SCHOOL, P.O.MAMBARAM, KANNUR DT. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J ----------------------- W.P.(C). No.1758 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was appointed as a full time craft teacher in the Kelalur U.P. School in a retirement vacancy. The A.E.O, Thalassery refused to approve the same on the ground that post was abolished by him on the retirement of the then incumbent on 31.3.1986. Later on the Government issued order dated 7.11.2006, approving the said appointment. The said order was challenged by the Manager before this court. While that writ petition was pending, the then manager expired. The subsequent manager withdrew the writ petition and the writ petition was dismissed. Thereafter the headmistress claimed salary of the petitioner from the periods 30.10.1986 to 12.10.1989 and from 30.12.2008 onwards. The salary arrears of the petitioner for the other periods was not claimed by the headmistress. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 petition before the first respondent for disbursal of arrears of salary due to the petitioner. The petitioner seeks a direction to W.P.(C). No.1758/2010 2 the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the manager. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. sou.