IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH OCTOBER 2009 / 4TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30188 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SANDHYA.A, SANSKRIT TEACHER (LOWER GRADE), VILLIAPPALLY UP SCHOOL, P.O.VILLIAPPALLY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.K.MURALEEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY TO GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THODANNUR, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.30188/2009-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed by a teacher who is working as Sanskrit Teacher (Lower Grade) in the Villiappally U.P. School, Kozhikode. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed, pursuant to the staff fixation, by the fourth respondent whereby the Full-time post has been treated as a part time one. It is stated that the conversion of the post as Full-time by diverting group 'C' subjects has not been considered by the authorities concerned. 2. The petitioner was appointed as Full Time Sanskrit Teacher from 02/06/2008 onwards in a retirement vacancy of one N.K.Bhaskaran which was approved as a Part-time one. Ext.P2 is the copy of the staff fixation order which evidences the fact that the retired teacher was working as Full-time one and the Full-time post was reduced to Part-time. 3. Even though challenge was made against the same by the Manager, that was rejected by the third respondent. He has filed an appeal before the second respondent against the order of rejection. The petitioner has also filed a revision petition before the second respondent. Ext.P6 is the W.P.(C). No.30188/2009 -:2:- copy of the revision petition filed by the petitioner before the Director of Public Instruction. 4. The petitioner seeks for an early disposal of Ext.P6, after hearing the petitioner, within a time frame. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6 as well as the appeal filed by the Manager after hearing the petitioner and the Manager within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms