IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR SATURDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2009 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 14112 of 2009(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. K.UNNI NARAYANAN,MANAGER,A.K.N.M.-M.A. MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL,KATTUKULAM SOUTH.PO, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 514. 2. PARVATHI.S,AGED 35 YEARS,HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT, A.K.N.M.-M.A.MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, KATTUKULAM SOUTH.PO, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 514. 3. PRAMOD.K,AGED 30 YEARS,UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT,A.K.N.M.-M.A.MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL KATTUKULAM SOUTH.PO, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 514. 4. PRAMEELA.P,AGED 36 YEARS,HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT,A.K.N.M.-M.A.MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, KATTUKULAM SOUTH.PO, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679 514. BY MR.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE. MR.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI, ADVOCATE. MS.SMITHA GEORGE, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PALAKKAD. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14112 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2009. J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is the Manager and the petitioners 2 to 4 are working as High School Assistant, Upper Primary School Assistant and High School Assistant respectively under the 1st petitioner. The subject matter of the dispute is regarding staff fixation for the year 2007-08. The District Educational Officer, Ottappalam in the order of staff fixation for the year 2007-08 reduced one post of H.S.A (Malayalam) out of the four from that existed in the previous year which requires retrenchment of one A.P.Subramanian, H.S.A (Malayalam). An appeal was filed before the Deputy Director of Education by the 1st petitioner for restoring the same. The appeal was allowed and the order of staff fixation was modified accordingly. 2. The 4th petitioner was appointed as H.S.A (Malayalam) in the leave vacancy of Smt.P.G.Padma for a period of 123 days, W.P.(C) No.14112/09 2 but the approval was declined by the District Educational Officer. Even though an appeal was filed by the 1st petitioner, that was rejected by the Deputy Director of Education. Against that, the 1st petitioner has filed a revision petition as Exhibit P1. 3. Exhibit P2 is a copy of revision petition filed by the 1st petitioner regarding rejection of approval of appointment of one Parvathi namely, the 2nd petitioner as H.S.A. Exhibit P3 is another revision petition filed regarding rejection of approval of appointment of the 3rd petitioner. Exhibit P4 is also a revision petition filed by the 1st petitioner against the order passed by the Deputy Director of Education with regard to the staff fixation order initially passed by the District Educational Officer. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to hear and dispose of the revision petitions pending before him as described above. 4. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. There will be a direction to the first respondent to hear and dispose of Exhibits P1 to P4 revision petitions with notice to the W.P.(C) No.14112/09 3 parties within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp