IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18985 of 2011(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.K.BABY, HSA (SOCIAL SCIENCE), SREE VIVEKANANDA VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALEMAD P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.MUMTAZ SHUMSUDDIN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE MANAGER, SREE VIVEKANANDA VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALEMAD P.O – 679 331, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM – 679 001. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, WANDOOR, MALAPPURAM – 679 001. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. R2 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V. VIJULAL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.18985/2011-W: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE LIST OF RECORDS HANDED OVER TO THE PRINCIPAL ON 22/04/2009. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 02/06/2009 GIVEN BY THE PRINCIPAL TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REPLY GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE PRINCIPAL DTD. 09/06/2009. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 02/03/2010 GIVEN BY THE R.2. TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 18/04/2010 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.1. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES ISSUED ON THE PETITIONER BY THE R.1. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED ON THE PETITIONER BY THE R.3. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE REPLY GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.3. DTD. 21/02/2011. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED ON THE PETITIONER BY THE R.1. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 30/04/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.18985 of 2011-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of July, 2011. JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed, aggrieved by the proceedings issued by the Manager of the school as per Ext.P12, imposing the punishment of compulsory retirement on the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has raised various contentions in the writ petition with regard to the gravity of the punishment as well as the non compliance of the mandatory procedures, before imposing the punishment. 3. Evidently, the petitioner has got a remedy to challenge Ext.P12 order, by filing an appeal under Rule 80 of Chapter XIV-A K.E.R. In that view of the matter, the petitioner will have to avail of the statutory remedy by way of filing an appeal before the concerned authority. Leaving open the above remedy, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/