IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2010 / 2ND MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 620 of 2010(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ ELIZABETH MATHEW, W/O. LATE K.S.LUKOSE, AGED 42 YEARS, H.S.S.T.HINDI, ST.JOHN'S BAPTIST HSS, NEDUMKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.T.S.JOHN MR.JESTIN MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE MANAGER, CO-OPERATE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS, ARCH-DIOCESE OF CHANGANASSERY. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 620 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a Junior Lecturer in Assumption College, Changanassery. On de-linking of pre-degree from the college, the petitioner was deployed, on the basis of Ext.P3 Government order, to Higher Secondary School under the same management. Consequently the petitioner has been working as Higher Secondary School Teacher in Hindi since 1998 in a Higher Secondary School under the same management. According to the petitioner she is eligible to get the benefits of revised scale of pay and grade promotion as applicable to Higher Secondary School Teachers, for availing of which, the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 option form on 21.09.2006. The 4th respondent rejected the same on the ground that the petitioner's name was not included in the list approved by the Government for W.P.(C)No. 620 of 2010 -2- being deployed as a HSST. According to the petitioner, non-inclusion of the petitioner's name is not because of any fault on the petitioner, but because of the fault on the part of the 1st respondent. According to her, the Manager has included the name of the petitioner in the list of re-deployed lecturers from his college. In the above circumstances the petitioner submitted Ext.P7 representation to the 2nd respondent for getting the benefit due to her such as higher scale and grade promotion, which are applicable to Higher Secondary School Teachers from 17.09.1998. Petitioner's complained that the same has not been considered yet. She seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 representation expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a W.P.(C)No. 620 of 2010 -3- copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 5th respondent Manager. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/