IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2010 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 3995 of 2008(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: -------------------- T. RAMESH KUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. BHASKARAN, THOTTIPULLY HOUSE, MATHILAKAM P.O, KODUNGALLOOR. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE MANAGER, SANTHA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, AVANUR, THRISSUR. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, AYYANTHOL, THRISSUR. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. SMT.I.SHEELA DEVI, R2 TO R4 BY GOVT. PPLEADER SMT. RANI DIOTHIMA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.3995/2008-A: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF JUDGMENT DTD. 18/10/2006 IN W.P.(C).25544/06. EXT.P.2: COPY OF COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE HEADMASTER TO THE PETITIONER DTD. 02/11/07. EXT.P.3: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 14/12/07 OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR RETURNING TO THE PETITIONER THE 2ND SET OF LEAVE APPLICATION. EXT.P.4: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 21/01/2008 OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR ASKING THE MANAGER TO FORWARD THE PETITIONER'S LEAVE APPLICATION. EXT.P.5: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 28/01/2005 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. EXT.P.6: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 31/01/2008 ISSUED BY THE HEADMASTER TO THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.3995/2008-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, the petitioner has sought for a direction to the fourth respondent to sanction leave without allowance to the petitioner for five years for taking employment abroad. Prayer No.2 is for a direction to the first respondent to countersign the petitioner's leave application and forward the same to the District Educational Officer, Thrissur for approval. This Court on 08/02/2008 passed an Interim Order in this writ petition as follows:- “There would be an interim direction to forward the application for leave filed by the petitioner with the comments of the Manager regarding the eligibility of the petitioner for the same to the DEO, who shall forward the same to the 4th respondent for appropriate orders. This shall be done within two weeks from today.” W.P.(C). No.3995/2008 -:2:- If the application has not been processed by the competent authority, the same will be done expeditiously. The writ petition is closed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms