IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 29717 of 2007(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- JOSEPH E.J., HSST (COMMERCE), ST.GEORGE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THADIYAMPADU, VAZHATHOPE NORTH, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.UNNIRAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 29919 OF 2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------------- WP(C).Nos. 29717, 29737 & 29919 OF 2007 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th November, 2007. O R D E R The learned Govt. Pleader submits that the decisions referred to by the petitioners viz., State of Kerala v. Suja Kumari [2006(1) ILR Kerala 431], Mujeeb Rahman v. State of Kerala [ 2005(1) KLT 680] and Public Service Commission v. Abdul Rasheed [2007(3) KLT 881] be distinguishable on facts. In so far as in those decision this Court was dealing with Government Orders on the subject and subsequently special rules have come into force which would have some bearing on the issue involved. Therefore he seeks some more time to file a counter affidavit. Post after ten days within which the Govt. Pleader shall place on record the counter affidavit in the matter. S. SIRI JAGAN Judge jj