IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2008 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 37708 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANAGER, ST.JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, DEVAGIRI, CALICUT - 673 008. BY ADV. SRI.BABY ISSAC ILLICKAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. 5. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No. 37708/2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 19th day of December, 2008. JUDGMENT Petitioners are aggrieved by Ext.P5, a letter issued by the Director of Collegiate Education on 11.7.2008, directing that proposal for filling up the vacancy subsequent to 1.1.2007 need be considered only after the staff fixation is completed. Petitioners submit that in their college there are vacancies in 7 sanctioned posts. Complaining of Ext.P5 and seeking permission to fill up the vacancies Petitioner has approached the 2nd respondent by filing Ext.P6. In this writ petition the Petitioners seek an order requiring the second respondent to consider their request in Ext.P6 in the light of the judgment of this court reported in Shalini Rachel V. Manager, Christian College(2007(3) KLT 355). Having regard to the above, it is ordered that, if Ext.P6 has been received and is pending, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 8 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) vi JUDGE