IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 17TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3583 of 2008(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ LEENA PHILIPS, W/O. GEORGE THARIYAN, PUTHEN PARAMBIL, KOTTAMURI P.O., CHANGANASSERY (UPSA/LPSA, ST.JOHN'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL/ ST.JOHN'S LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ERAVIPEROOR). BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), PATHANAMTHITTA AT THIRUVALLA. 4. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVALLA. 5. MANAGER, ST.JOHN'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL/ST.MARY'S UPPER PRIMARY GIRLS' SCHOOL/ST.JOHN'S LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ERAVIPEROOR P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. SUJA PHILIP, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (ENGLISH), ST.JOHN'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ERAVIPEROOR P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2008, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 4070 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.3583 & 4070 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT These two writ petitions are filed challenging the staff fixation order for the year 2007-08 of the 5th respondent's School where the petitioners are working as teachers, consequent to which the petitioners are sought to be reverted/retrenched. Against those orders, the respective petitioners have filed Ext.P12(a) (in both writ petitions) revision petitions under Rule 12E (3) of Chapter XXIII of the Kerala Education Rules. The petitioners now seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on their revisions expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of these writ petitions directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P12(a) revision petitions filed by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners, the W.P.(c) No.3583/08 & Con.case. 2 manager and the other teachers who are likely to be affected by the orders to be passed. The implementation of the staff fixation order impugned in those revisions would be subject to orders to be passed by the 2nd respondent in the revision petitions filed by the petitioners. The writ petitions are disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.3583/08 & Con.case. 3