IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 17TH OCTOBER 2011 / 25TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27213 of 2011(B) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- P.SULATHAMONY, W/O.E.G.GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 51 YEARS, P.ET TEACHER, K.P.R.P. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,. KONGAD, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD – 678 001. 2. THE MANAGER, K.P.R.P.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KONGAD, PALAKKAD – 678 631. BY SRI. M.A. FAYAZ, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.27213/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1: A TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 20.06.2011 OF DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION. EXHIBIT P2: A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13.09.2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3: A TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL MEMORANDUM FILED BY THE PETITIONER AGAINST EXT.P2. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27213 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks for a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 statutory appeal within a time frame. 2. The petitioner is working as Physical Education Teacher in the K.P.R.P Higher Secondary School, Kongad managed by the 2nd respondent. By Ext.P2 order, the Manager imposed a punishment of censure on the petitioner. Challenging Ext.P2, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 appeal under Rule 80 of Chapter XIV-A Kerala Education Rules. If Ext.P3 appeal has been received and is still pending, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on the same within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager. The petitioner will forward a copy of W.P.(C) No.27213/2011 2 this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp