IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2011 / 19TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 17736 of 2011(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- P.VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR, H.S.S.T (ENGLISH) V.P.S.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHANDAS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION, CORPORATION BUILDING, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE MANAGER, V.P.S.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001. 4. SMT.S.PADMAKUMARI, PRINCIPAL, V.P.S.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. ADDL.R5 IMPLEADED: ADDL.R5:SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION (T) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (IS IMPLEADED AS ADDL.RESPONDENT NO.5 IN WPC.17736/11 AS PER ORDER DT.19.7.1 IN IA.11375/11) BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.RANI DIOTHIMA FOR R1 , R2 & ADDL.R5 ADV. SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN FOR R3 SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ FOR R4 SRI.NIRMAL V NAIR FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC 17736/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF ORDER NO.TRO/4/3715/2011 DT.31.5.11 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.8.4.11 IN WPC 11472/11 EXT.P3: COPY OF LETTER DT.6.6.11 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COY OF REPRESENTATION DT.20.6.11 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3. EXT.P5: COPY OF GOVT. NOTIFICATION DT.27.3.09. EXT.P6: COPY OF GOVT.LETTER NO.34280/T1/2011 GEN.EDN. DT.4.7.11. EXT.P7: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.25.8.11 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY PA. TO JUDGE. dsn T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.17736 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is working as HSST(English) is aggrieved by the retention of the 4th respondent as the Principal of the 3rd respondent-School, in spite of rejection of the approval of appointment. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the said order. 2. The petitioner has produced along with I.A.No.11260/2011, Exhibit P6, a communication issued by the Government informing that the order Exhibit P1 has been stayed in an appeal filed by the 4th respondent. 3. The learned counsel for the 4th respondent also submitted that the appeal is still pending. 4. In that view of the matter there will be a direction to the competent authority, before whom the appeal is pending, to take a decision on the appeal filed by the 4th respondent, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn