IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2008 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 14672 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------ 1. SURENDRAKUMAR.T.K., S/O.KRISHNAN NAMPOOTHIRY.T.P., AGED 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT THAMAZHAKULAM MATOM, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS HEADMASTER M.G.M.H.S., POOZHANADU. 2. SAJUKUMAR.S.R.,,S/O.N.SUSHEELAN, AGED 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT KUNDAMATH VEEDU, MANDAPATHINKADAVU, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM PO., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, EMPLOYED AS CLERK, M.G.M.H.S.,PUZHANADU. BY ADV. SRI.R.S.KALKURA ADV. SRI.M.S.KALESH ADV. SRI.HARISH GOPINATH ADV. SRI.V.VINAY MENON ADV. SMT.K.V.P.JAYALEKSHMY ADV. SRI.M.AJAY (IRUMPANAM) RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION O/O.DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,TRIVANDRUM 4. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA. 5. MANAGER,M.G.M.H.S;., POOZHANADU. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. ............................................................................ W.P.(C) No. 14672 OF 2008 ............................................................................ Dated this the 3rd June, 2008 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner is the Headmaster of Mahathma Gandhi Memorial High School, Puzhanadu. The second petitioner is employed as a Clerk in the said school. The challenge in the Writ Petition is against Ext.P7 order dated 25.04.2008 passed by the Deputy Director of Education, Thiruvananthapuram, by which the petitioners were placed under suspension. It is stated in Ext.P7 order that though the Manager was directed to place the petitioners under suspension by the order dated 31.03.2008, the Manager did not obey the direction issued by the Deputy Director of Education. Therefore, Ext.P7 order was passed by the Deputy Director of Education. The petitioners have an effective and alternate remedy by way of a representation to the Government. Reserving such an alternate remedy to the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed. If the petitioners file such a representation to the Government within a period of two weeks from today, the Government shall consider the same on the merits as expeditiously as possible. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk