IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2011 / 10TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17753 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.JAYANANDAN, PRINCIPAL (RETIRED), DISTRICT INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DIET), IDUKKI, AMBILI, SOBHI THEATRE LANE, HOSPITAL JUNCTION, PARASSALA.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SMT.I.SHEELA DEVI SMT.K.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. V. VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 17753 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN NOVEMBER 1989. P2 : COPY OF THE G.O. (RT) NO.3634/90/G. EDN. DATED 24/12/1990 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P3 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.01.2001 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14.2.2004 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P5 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D.3/58315/10/DPI DATED 18.8.2010 RECEIVED UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT. P6 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 5.1.2011. P7 : COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.454/2011/G.EDN. DATED 2.2.2011 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITONER. P8 : COPY OF THE REVIEW PETITION 26.2.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE smvd T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.17753/2011-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 1 st day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service as Principal, DIET on 31/03/2006. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 which is said to be a review petition seeking for review of Ext.P7 order. By Ext.P7, the request of the petitioner for granting grade promotion has been rejected by the Government. The petitioner thereafter approached the Government again by referring to various aspects in the detailed review petition filed as per Ext.P8. 2. The petitioner is also relying upon the guidelines issued by the Central Government. It is pointed out that in the said guidelines it is stated that the post of Principal in the DIET's recommended level is Deputy Director of Education of the State Education Department. 3. This Court is not pronouncing anything on the merits of the matter now since it is upto the W.P.(C). No.17753/2011 -:2:- Government to take a decision on Ext.P8 in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P8 after hearing the petitioner and after taking note of the contentions of the petitioner, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment to the first respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms