IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2009 / 4TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 24562 of 2009(M) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- DEENAMMA.G., HSA (MALAYALAM), ST.GREGORIOS HIGH SCHOOL, PULAMON, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR.M.V.THAMBAN, ADVOCATE. MR.R.REJI, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOTTARAKKARA. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CORPORATE MANAGER, MMC CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, KOTTAYAM. 5. SMT.ACCAMMA.A.J., HSA (MALAYALAM), ST.GEORGE VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHOWALLOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 6. SMT.SUDHA KOSY, HSA (MALAYALAM), ST.GEORGE VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHOWALLOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24562 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as High School Assistant (Malayalam) in the St.Gregorios High School, Pulamon, Kottarakkara in Kollam District. The order appointing the petitioner as H.S.A (Malayalam) in the Mar Augen Memorial High School, Chenganammadu under the Corporate Management is produced as Exhibit P1. The said appointment was not approved. Later the petitioner was transferred and posted to St.Gregorios High School, Kottarakkara with effect from 12.08.2007 and she is continuing there. Exhibit P2 is the Government Order which is cited against the grant of approval. 2. The petitioner points out that the management had appointed one Smt.Accamma A.J. also on the same day, that is on 27.06.2005 as H.S.A (Malayalam) in the St.George Vocational Higher Secondary School at Chowallor under the same management. It is pointed out that without granting approval to W.P.(C) No.24562/2009 2 the petitioner, the said teacher cannot be granted approval. The petitioner also points out that the 6th respondent Smt.Sudha Kosy was appointed during June 2006 as H.S.A (Malayalam) in the St.George Vocational Higher Secondary School at Chowallor, which is also irregular. It is pointed out that the appointment of juniors to the petitioner cannot be approved without granting approval to her appointment. 3. Presently, the petitioner has filed a detailed representation before the Government as per Exhibit P5 in the matter. It is prayed that the said representation may be directed to be disposed of within a time frame. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P5, after hearing the petitioner and respondents 4 to 6, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp