IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2011 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 12067 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.JAYACHANDRAN, MANAGER, M.V.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARUMANOOR, POOVAR.P.O., NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA. 5. N.L.SANAK, HSA (HINDI), MANGALATHU PUTHENVEEDU, AYANIKKOTTUKONAM, MADAVOOR, PALLIKKAL.P.O., PIN-695 602. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI T.T.MUHAMOOD (SR.) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 12067 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 29/07/2009 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.31/7/2009 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.1/8/2009 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF LETTER OF DEO DT.26/8/2009 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF MEMO OF CHARGES WITH STATEMENT OF ALLEGATION EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.26/12/2009 ADDRESSED TO THE DEO EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.4/3/2010 SENT TO DEO EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.13/7/2010 EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.20/10/2010 WROTE BY THE PETITIONER TO THE DEO EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE DPI RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.12067/2011-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Manager of an aided Higher Secondary School. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to conduct a proper enquiry and finalise the disciplinary action initiated against one Shri N.L.Sanak, H.S.A (Hindi) who has availed leave without allowance and has been remaining unauthorisedly absent. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that already the memo of charges has been issued and the District Educational Officer may be directed to complete the proceedings within a specified time, since the students are losing service of a teacher and the school has to make arrangements in the matter. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the third and fourth respondents to take appropriate action to complete the disciplinary enquiry against the fifth respondent, at any rate, within a period of six weeks W.P.(C). No.12067/2011 -:2:- from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment and under Rule 75 of Chapter XIVA Kerala Education Rules. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms