IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2011 / 11TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 811 of 2011(B) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ SMT.TESSYMOL.P.I., P.D.TEACHER, GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, VECHOOR.P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 144. BY ADVS. SRI.ABRAHAM VAKKANAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.PAUL ABRAHAM VAKKANAL SRI.DIJO SEBASTIAN SMT.VINEETHA SUSAN THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE HEADMISTRESS, GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, VECHOOR.P.O., VAIKOM, PIN-686 144. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 811 of 2011(B) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX --------------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBIT ---------------------------------- EXT.P1. COPY OF ORDER NO.A4/3383/2010 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.811/2011-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 31st day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the order of transfer as issued by the Deputy Director of Education. It appears that the petitioner was transferred based on the communication issued by the Director of Public Instruction. 2. The petitioner is now transferred to G.L.P.S, Vazhekkadu. The petitioner is a widow and her 11 year old daughter is studying in St.Ann's Public School, Cherthala in Std.VI. She is residing in Cherthala along with her daughter and there is no other person to look after the family. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner also pointed out that the new school G.L.P.S, Vazhakkadu is near Poothotta which is 20 kms away from the present school and 32 kms away from the residence of the petitioner and to reach there, she has to change three buses and to walk 5 kms towards west from Toll Junction in Vaikom-Ernakulam route. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner has approached this court challenging Ext.P1 order and it was also W.P.(C). No.811/2010 -:2:- submitted that the petitioner may be transferred to any nearby school. 3. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that there are no vacancies in the nearby schools. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the P.T.A of the school has filed a representation before the Director of Public Instruction seeking to retain the petitioner in the school in the light of the pitiable condition of the family. It is further pointed out that she has been deputed for the Census work and, further vacancies may arise during the end of the academic year. 5. It is upto the petitioner to approach the Director of Public Instruction by filing appropriate representation. If such a representation is filed along with a copy of this Judgment before the Director of Public Instruction, the same will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of one month. For enabling the petitioner to move the Director of Public Instruction, the interim order will W.P.(C). No.811/2010 -:3:- continue for a period of six weeks. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms