IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2010 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5002 of 2010(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RESSY MATHEW, W/O.THOMAS, AGED 48 YEARS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER, GHSS, KOTTILA, RESIDING AT KALLUMADATHIL HOUSE, PUSHPAGIRI, THALIPARAMBA P.O., THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KANNUR, KANNUR P.O. 4. THE HEADMASTER, GHSS, KOTTILA, KOTTILA P.O., EZHOM, KANNUR DISTRICT. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.T.MAHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 5002 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 17th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Physical Education Teacher working in the Government High School, Kottila, in Kannur District. She joined service on 8.7.1986 and is working in the said school from 2.2.1995 onwards. According to the petitioner, she has 12 periods per week in that school. However, by Ext.P1, the 3rd respondent directed the petitioner to work in the U.P. School, Narikode, also on clubbing arrangement. According to the petitioner, since in the Government High School, Kottila, the petitioner is working more than 12 periods in a week, the direction to the petitioner to work on clubbing arrangement in another school is illegal. According to the petitioner, there is no reduction in the period for Physical Education in the petitioner's school and therefore, the petitioner cannot be directed to work in another school also on clubbing arrangement. Ext.P4 appeal filed by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent in this regard was rejected by Ext.P6. Therefore, the petitioner has filed Ext.P7 appeal before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass w.p.c.5002/2010 2 orders on Ext.P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. It would be open to the petitioner to seek stay before the 1st respondent, which shall be considered by the 1st respondent within two weeks from the date of moving for interim orders. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge