IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2011 / 10TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23837 of 2011(D) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.SHEELA,W/O.NARAYANA MURTI,AGED 46 YEARS, LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, ARAMPUNNA L.P.SCHOOL,PUNALUR,KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA SRI.V.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 014. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT - 691 001. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PUNALUR,KOLLAM DISTRICT - 691 305. 5. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CHAVARA,KOLLAM DISTRICT - 691 583. BY SRI. V. VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.23837/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF ORDER No.B1/9010/2010(2) OF R3 DTD. 25.5.10. EXT. P2 : COPY OF G.O.(MS) 2/10/G.EDN OF GOVT. DTD. 2.1.10. EXT. P3 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BEFORE GOVT. DTD. 29.7.11. EXT. P4 : COPY OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (DISCHARGE SUMMARY) DTD. NIL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.23837 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of September, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Lower Primary School Assistant in the Arampunna L.P.School, Punalur in Kollam District. She commenced her continuous approved service as Upper Primary School Assistant from 18.07.1988 in Kunnumthara U.P. School in Chavara Educational Sub District. The said school has been closed down by the Government from the academic year 2010- 2011 and the petitioner has been deployed as per Ext.P1 to the school managed by the Punalur Municipality. 2. Ext.P2 is the order by which the Government took over the existing 104 aided schools under the Management of Panchayaths and Municipalities. Relying upon the same, the petitioner has submitted a representation as per Ext.P3 before the Government seeking for a transfer to any of the schools in Chavara Educational Sub District. W.P.(C) No.23837/2011 2 3. I am not expressing anything on the merits of the matter. It is upto the Government to take a decision on Ext.P3 in accordance with law. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P3 and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp