IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2010 / 24TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16889 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BINDU.K., C/O.SHIBU KUMAR.J.S., SHARON, COMPANYMUKKU, VELLANAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI SRI.BENOJ C AUGUSTIN SRI.RAFEEK V.K RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DIRECTOR, VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE POST MASTER GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE POST MASTER GENERAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA FOR R4 SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC FOR R2 SRI. SANDESH RAJA, GOVERNEMENT PLEADER R1 & R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 16889 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was an applicant for appointment to the post of Vocational Higher Secondary School Teacher (Creche and Pre-school Management). After the due selection process the second respondent has drawn a ranked list and the petitioner holds rank No.3 in the supplementary list for Scheduled Caste. Later, the second respondent advised the petitioner for appointment on 14.8.2009. The petitioner contends that since she was in Dubai staying along with her husband, she did not receive the advice memo. In fact her residence was locked and there was none at home to receive any postal articles during that period. According to her, the change in address was duly intimated to the postal authorities. On account of the said assertion the 4th respondent was directed to file a statement touching the said aspect and accordingly, a statement has been filed by the 4th respondent. Along with the said statement the 4th respondent has produced Ext.R1(a) which would reveal that the request for re-directing WPC.16889/2010 : 2 : the postal articles in the changed address was given by the petitioner only on 18.12.2009. The grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent thereafter cancelled the advice memo of the petitioner as per Ext.P4 without affording her an opportunity of being heard and without any further notice. Raising the said aspect the petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 representation before the Kerala Public Service Commission. After the receipt of Ext.P5, no action was taken by the second respondent. It is in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed. In these circumstances, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions of the petitioner raised in this writ petition, it is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 in accordance with law expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge