IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 1118 of 2010(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MADHUSOODHANAN, (WORKING AS HSA GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PAZHAYANOOR), MANGALASSERIYIL, KUNNATHARA, PAZHAYANNOOR.P.O, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH SRI.T.D.SALIM SRI.C.S.YESUDAS SRI.PAUL C THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.T.SHEEBA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.1118/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 15/06/2006 WITH RELEVANT ANNEXURES P2 COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 6/04/2008 UNDER THE R.I. ACT. P3 COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 21/05/08 TO EXHIBIT P-2 PETITION. P4 COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE PROVISIONAL SENIORITY LIST OF HSST (JUNIOR) DATED 13/04/09. P5 COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 26/06/09 IN WP(C)NO.11074/09. P6 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 03/08/09 FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FILED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION. P7 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AD C3/23335/09 DATED 16/09/09. P8 COPY OF THE DETAILS OF POST OF HSST SANCTIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT P9 COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 26/09/09 UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT SUBMITTED TO GOVT.HSS, HOSDURG. P10 COPY OF THE REPLY RECEIVED FROM THE PRINCIPAL GHSS, HOSDURG DATED 3/10/09. P11 COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE INFORMATION OFFICER, GHSS, CHERUTHAZHAM, KANNOOR DISTRICT. P12 COPY OF THE REPLY GIVEN BY THE PRINCIPAL GHSS, CHERUTHAZHAM DATED 01/10/09. P13 COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE INFORMATION OFFICER, GHSS, PAIVALIKE, KASARKODE DISTRICT. P14 COPY OF THE REPLY GIVEN BY THE PRINCIPAL GHSS, PAIVALIKE DATED 05/10/09. P15 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 30/09/08 INVITING APPLICATION FOR PREPARATION OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF QUALIFIED HSAS/UPSAS.LPSAS BY TRANSFER APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF HSST/HSST (JR). P16 COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.160/08/GEDN DATED 15/09/08. P17 COPY OF THE GO(RT)NO.1011/09/GL.EDN DATED 07/03/09. RESPONDANT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ sts P.S.TO.JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1118 of 2010-L - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of November, 2011. JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to quash Ext.P17 and to appoint him in the 25% quota as evidenced by Ext.P16. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, the petitioner has been appointed and therefore the writ petition can be closed recording the same and leaving open the remedy of the petitioner to agitate the dispute regarding seniority. 3. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of recording that the petitioner has obtained appointment and it is made clear that the petitioner can agitate any dispute regarding seniority before the appropriate forum. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/