IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2010 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35959 of 2010(T) PETITIONER: --------------- RASHEED R., URDU TEACHER, NARIKKUNNU UP SCHOOL, P.O.EDACHERY, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.K.MURALIDHARAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE-673001. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, P.O.CHOMBALA, VATAKARA-673308. 4. THE MANAGER, NARIKKUNNU UP SCHOOL, P.O.EDACHERY, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673502. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C). NO. 35959 OF 2010 T ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The case of the petitioner is the following: The Full Time Urdu Teacher in Narikkunnu U.P. School, Edachery, Vatakara, retired from service and the petitioner was appointed as Full Time Urdu Teacher in that vacancy from 2.6.2008 onwards. It is also stated that for the academic year 2007-08, the Full Time Urdu post was created by group 'C' diversion. As per the staff fixation order 2008-09, the Full Time post of Urdu Teacher was converted into Part Time post, on the ground that the existing teacher retired from service on 30.5.2008. The Assistant Educational Officer rejected the proposal for appointment of the petitioner as per Ext.P4 order dated 2.2.2009. An appeal was filed by the Manager against Ext.P4 order before the District Educational Officer, who, as per Ext.P5 order dated 27.6.2009, approved the appointment of the petitioner as Part Time Urdu Teacher, provided, the appointment is otherwise in order. Against the staff fixation order 2008-09, the Manager filed appeal before the Deputy Director of Education, who dismissed the appeal W.P.(C) NO.35959 OF 2010 :: 2 :: as per Ext.P6 order dated 9.1.2009. Against Ext.P6 order, the Manager filed Ext.P7 Revision before the Government. Ext.P7 Revision is pending disposal. 2. The only relief which the petitioner seeks at present is for a direction to the Government to consider and dispose of Ext.P7 Revision expeditiously. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though other reliefs are claimed in the Writ Petition, the petitioner confines his relief to relief (c) in the Writ Petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of as follows: a) The first respondent shall consider and dispose of Ext.P7 Revision filed by the Manager, as expeditiously as possible and, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the Manager. W.P.(C) NO.35959 OF 2010 :: 3 :: b) The petitioner shall produce a copy of the Writ Petition and certified copy of the judgment before the first respondent. c) The petitioner shall send a copy of the Writ Petition and copy of the judgment to the fourth respondent Manager by registered post and he shall produce proof of the same before the first respondent. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/