IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2011 / 4TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1847 of 2011(E) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- P.P.UNNEENKUTTY MOULAVI, S/O.P.P.MOHAMMED, AGED 55 YEARS, MANAGER, PULIYAPARAMB HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PULIYAPARAMB, P.O.KODUNTHIRAPULLY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 014. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 014. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1847/2011-E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Manager of a School. The only relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the Deputy Director of Education to comply with the directions issued by the Government in Ext.P4. The circumstances leading to the dispute are the following. A higher level verification was conducted by the Deputy Director of Education on 19/10/2010 wherein shortage was found and the petitioner has stated various reasons for the same. He, thereafter, filed a representation before the Government as per Ext.P3 pursuant to which Ext.P4 direction has been issued. 2. The petitioner contends that unless the direction is complied with immediately, it will not serve any purpose also. 3. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the Deputy Director of Education was having other duties because of the Kalolsavam and, actually, Ext.P4 was received only on 19/01/2011. W.P.(C). No.1847/2011 -:2:- 4. In the light of the above, there will be a direction to the Deputy Director of Education to complete the process expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two weeks and specifically before the start of the model examination. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms