IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37389 of 2009(P) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.M.VIJAYAN, ASSISTANT TEACHER, RADHAKRISHNA AIDED U.P.SCHOOL, MANIYOOR P.O., CHEKKIKULAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY MR.SUNIL V.MOHAMMED, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE SECRETARY TO GENERAL EDUCATION (P) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASST.EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, TALIPARAMBA SOUTH, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. THE MANAGER, RADHAKRISHNA AIDED U.P.SCHOOL, MANIYOOR P.O., CHEKKIKULAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. K.K.LAKSHMANAN, F.T.CRAFT TEACHER PROMOTED AS HEADMASTER, RADHAKRISHNA AIDED U.P.SCHOOL, MANIYOOR P.O., CHEKKIKULAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY MR.T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.37389 of 2009-P - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in the school managed by the third respondent. The petitioner is aggrieved by the denial of promotion to the post of Headmaster. 2. The 4th respondent has been promoted as Headmaster on 9.5.2008, as per Ext.P1. The petitioner had approached this Court earlier by filing W.P.(C) No.11145/2008, wherein by Ext.P5 judgment, this Court had directed the second respondent to consider and pass orders on the representation dated 27.3.2008 submitted by the petitioner. The petitioner was subsequently heard in the matter. But ultimately, his claim was rejected as per Ext.P1. It is the case of the petitioner that the interpretation adopted in Ext.P1 cannot be sustained. Challenging the same, the petitioner has filed a revision petition before the Government on 1.7.2008 as per Ext.P7. 3. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to pass urgent orders on Ext.P7 revision petition. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P7 wpc 37389/2009 2 after hearing the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/