IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2009 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 2407 of 2009(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. JITHESH G.P., HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (H.S.A.) GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, NEDUVANNUR. 2. M.D.MAHESH, P.D.TEACHER, GOVERNMENTVOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KALPAKAMCHERY. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.2407 of 2009-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as High School Assistant/P.D. Teacher in the General Education Department. Both of them are holders of Master's Degree in Physics with B.Ed. and SET qualifications. They contend for the position that they are fully eligible to be promoted as Higher Secondary School Teacher (Physics) under the 25% quota of the total cadre strength of HSST in the Education service reserved for in service HSAs/P.D. Teacher. 2. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to prepare a seniority list of HSAs/P.D. Teachers working in the General Education Department for promotion to the post of HSST (Physics) as well as HSST (Physics) (Junior) under the 25% quota earmarked for them. By way of abundant caution, they also sought for a direction to the first respondent not to report to the Public Service Commission the vacancies under 25% quota earmarked for in-service teachers. 3. As directed by this court, the first respondent has filed a statement. It is submitted that applications have been received from the qualified wpc 2407/2009 2 teachers working as LPSAs/UPSAs and HSAs to be posted as HSSTs/HSST (Juniors) in all the subjects in Higher Secondary Schools as per the circular dated 30.9.2008. More than six thousand applications have thus been received. It is assured that these applications will be scrutinised and a list will be prepared at the earliest. The first respondent reports that at least six months time will be required to complete all the processes. It is also reported that the applications for Physics were also received and the list for the promotion of the qualified teachers will be prepared after completion of the mandatory process. In para 2 of the statement it is stated that the vacancy position of HSSTs/HSST (Juniors) in Physics has been informed to the Kerala Public Service Commission. The above will really redress the grievance of the petitioners. What remains is only the finalisation of the process as assured in para 1 of the statement. There will be a direction to the first respondent to finalise the same within a period of six months as pointed out in the statement. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/