IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH OCTOBER 2009 / 17TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26772 of 2009(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- PHILOMINA MATHEW, AGED 56 YEARS, W/O. BABY SEBASTIAN, MOOLAMATTATHIL HOUSE, NEAR NIRMALA COLLEGE, MUVATTUPUZHA.P.O. BY ADV. MR.JOHNSON MANAYANI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE PRINCIPL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION ERNAKULAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R4 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.MUHAMOOD. T.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.26772/2009-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 9th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein retired from service as Selection Grade Lecturer (English) on 31/03/2008 from the Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha. She was having four years and 13 days service in V.K.R College, Budhavaram, Andhra Pradesh prior to the above service. It is pointed out that the outside State service of the petitioner was not considered by the respondents for reckoning the benefits. Even though the matter was under correspondence, no favourable decision was taken. Ultimately, the petitioner filed Exts.P5 and P6 representations before the Government. The learned Government Pleader submits that the matter may have to be considered at the level of the Director of the Collegiate Education also. 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after calling for appropriate report from the concerned officers also, and after hearing the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms