IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2010 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1931 WA.No. 379 of 2010 -------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN WPC.37024/2009 Dated 22/02/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONERS ------------------------- 1. K.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN, TEACHER(V.H.S.E.), V.H.S.S., CHATHIARA, ALAPPUZHA. 2. K.N.KRISHNAKUMAR, H.S.A., V.H.S.S., CHATHIARA, ALAPPUZHA. 3. A.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, CLERK, V.H.S.S.,CHATHIARA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN SMT.NISHA BOSE RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MAVELIKKARA. BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BENNY GERVASIS THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. ------------------------------ W.A.No.379/2010 ------------------------------ Dated this, the 4th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. This Writ Appeal is filed against an interim order passed by the learned Single Judge in the Writ Petition on 22.2.2010. To be precise, it is filed against an order declining to extend the interim order of stay granted against Ext.P9 order of the Government. We notice that this is an order passed in the discretion of the learned Single Judge. Having regard to the totality of the circumstances, we are not inclined to take the view that it was a perverse exercise of discretion, warranting our interference. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. The appellants may move for early hearing of the Writ Petition before the learned Single Judge. In that event, we hope, the learned Judge may consider hearing the Writ Petition at an early WA No.379/2010 - 2 - date. Subject to this observation, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. K. Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. nm.