IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 36187 of 2009(P) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- A.R.RANJINI,AGED 29 YEARS, W/O.KRISHNAN MASTER,HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT(ENGLISH) ABDU REHMAN NAGAR HIGH SCHOOL,CHANDAPPURAYA, A.R.NAGAR.P.O,MALAPPURAM. BY MR.GEORGE ABRAHAM, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE MANAGER,A.R.NAGAR HIGH SCHOOL, CHANDAPPURAYA,A.R.NAGAR.P.O,MALAPPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, TIRUR. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.36187 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is a High School Assistant (English) in the Abdu Rehman Nagar High School in Malappuram District. The appointment of the petitioner was for a period from 02.06.2008 to 01.06.2009 going by Exhibit P1 order. The approval of the appointment was declined as per Exhibit P2 by the District Educational Officer. Exhibit P3 is the copy of the staff fixation order for the year 2007-08 which shows that there are 12 sanctioned posts of H.S.A (English), out of which 9 teachers alone are working and the petitioner was accommodated in the 9th vacancy, going by paragraph 3 of the writ petition. 2. The Super Check Cell under the Director of Public Instruction visited the school and as per Exhibit P4 proceedings, two posts of H.S.A (Core subjects) were reduced and consequently, one post of H.S.A (English) was also reduced. Exhibit P5 is the staff fixation order for the year 2008-09. W.P.(C) No.36187/2009 2 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the Manager filed an appeal against the same before the Deputy Director of Education as per Exhibit P6 which is stated to be pending. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the Deputy Director of Education to take a decision on Exhibit P6. Learned Government Pleader submitted that Exhibit P6 has been received and the same is pending. There will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P6, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp