IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2007 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1929 OP.No. 16137 of 2001(U) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.W.SANTHAKUMARI, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT CRAVEN L.M.H.S. KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM I. 3. THE CORPORATE MANAGER, L.M.S.SCHOOL, L.M.S.COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL SRI.ANIL K.NAIR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/04/2007, ALONG WITH OP NO. 21998 OF 2000 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP. NO.25437/2001 IN OP. NO.16137/2001 DISMISSED 02.04.2007 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENTDT.14.11.2000 OF SUPREME COURT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE G.O. DT.25.11.2000. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DT.19.4.01. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN CHRISTIAN DEEPIKA. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE MEMO DT. 2.5.01. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS EXT.R3(a):- COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE SELECTION OF TEACHERS FOR THE HR.SECONDARY SCHOOLS UNDER THE LMS CORPORATE MANAGEMENT DT.12.5.01. /TRUE COPY/ tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.Nos.16137 of 2001 & 21998 OF 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of April 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner approached this court with certain grievances regarding the selection conducted by the respondents for appointment to the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher. According to the petitioner, when a qualified person like the petitioner is available in service, the management cannot make recruitment from open market. It is for the petitioner to place her grievance before the Director of Higher Secondary Education, in case there is violation of quota fixed for service persons. In the event of the petitioner approaching the Director of Higher Secondary within a period of two months from today, the matter will be duly considered by the said authority with notice to the petitioner and the affected parties and appropriate orders in accordance with law in the matter will be passed within another three months. Writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE jes