IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5701 of 2010(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.K.CHANDRIKA DEVI, MUSIC TEACHER, N.S.S.H.S., CHATHANNOOR, KOLLAM, RESIDING AT DHANESH NIVAS, ANAYADI, SOORANAD NORTH, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR. K.SIJU, MR.S.SUDHEESHKAR, MR.B.SUGATHAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOLLAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ALUVA. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOLLAM. 5. THE HEADMISTRESS, N.S.S.BOYS HIGH SCHOOL MANICKAMANGALAM, KALADY, ALUVA. 6. THE HEADMISTRESS, N.S.S.H.S., CHATHANOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. T.T. MUHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No. 5701 OF 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of February 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Music Teacher in an Aided school and she is due to retire on 31/3/2010. For the period from 1983 to 1985, she had taken Leave Without Allowance (LWA) on medical grounds for 77 days. That leave was granted. Subsequently, the petitioner was given 10 and 18 years' higher grade. In respect of the petitioner's 23 years' higher grade, an objection has been raised on the ground that the period of LWA was wrongly taken into account for the same. In respect of the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 petition before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of W.P.(C). No. 5701 OF 2010 -2- this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent and consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 3 months from the date receipt of a copy of this Judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE nl.