IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2010 / 22TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37675 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. YOSHY V.V., U.P.S.A., L.M.U.P.SCHOOL, PERUMPILAVU, RESIDING AT VALIYAVEETTIL PADINJAREKKARA, KOTTAYI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. VINU M.A., U.P.S.A., L.M.U.P. SCHOOL, PERUMPILAVU. BY ADV. SMT.S.KARTHIKA SRI.M.S.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.M.R.ANISON SMT.K.P.GEETHA MANI SMT.P.A.RINUSA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KUNNAMKULAM. 3. THE MANAGER, L.M.U.P.SCHOOL, PERUMPILAVU. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. .T.T. MAHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 37675 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 12th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner was appointed as an Upper Primary School Assistant in a leave vacancy of Smt. C.A. Lalitha in the 3rd respondent's school with effect from 24-6-2002. Thereafter, she was appointed in a regular vacancy from 31-3-2003. The 2nd petitioner was thereafter appointed as UPSA in the leave vacancy of Smt. C.A. Lalitha from 3-1-2005. Smt. Lalitha did not join duty after the expiry of leave and submitted application for extension of leave. That request for extension of leave has not yet been granted. At the time when the petitioners were appointed, there was no approved manager in the school. The acting manager by name Sri. K. Venu appointed both the petitioners. The 2nd respondent refused to approve the appointment of the petitioners on the ground that the appointments were effected by an unapproved manager. According to the petitioners, in June, 2006, Sri. K. Venu, the then acting manager, informed the petitioners that he had filed appeals against the orders refusing to approve appointments of the petitioners. While so, Sri. Venu died on 8-11-2007. A new manager took charge. The new manager takes the stand that no appeals have been filed against Exts. P3 and P4 orders. In the above circumstances, the petitioners filed Exts.P5 and P6 revision petitions before the 1st respondent challenging Exts.P3 and P4 orders refusing approval for their appointments. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 and P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader who does not dispute the fact that Exts.P5 and P6 revision petitions have been received and are pending. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a W.P.C. No. 37675/09 -: 2 :- direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 and P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.