IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2009 / 7TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21134 of 2009(J) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- P.SEENA, LOWER GRADE HINDI TEACHER, K.T.M.HIGH SCHOOL, MANNRKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.A.HAROON RASHEED RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. SENIOR GOVT.PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.21134/2009-J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Lower Grade Hindi Teacher in Palakkad District. The appointment was approved from 20/06/1998 and the probation was also declared as per Exts.P1 and P2. She is working without any break from 22/06/1998. After the implementation of the pay revision order from 01/07/2004, the petitioner was denied 8 years higher grade benefits as on 22/06/2006 on the ground that the period from 15/07/2004 to 04/06/2006 cannot be reckoned for pay fixation at all. The said proceedings is produced as Ext.P3. The petitioner has thereafter moved the Government under Rule 92 of Chapter XIV A K.E.R against Ext.P3. It is prayed that the Government may be directed to take a decision on Ext.P4 within a time frame. 2. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P4 within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment after hearing the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms