IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2011 / 3RD SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20102 of 2011(K) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- REENA L.GEORGE, WIFE OF C.I.BOBBY, AGED 36 YEARS, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (HINDI), ST. JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, ALAPPUZHA-1. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.V.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA-688 011. 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, TRIVANDRUM-695 014. 6. THE CORPORATE MANAGER, CANOSSIAN CORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. BY SRI.V. VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.20102/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD.14.9.99. EXT. P2 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD.17.11.99. EXT. P3 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD.11.6.07. EXT. P4 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD.11.8.08. EXT. P5 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD.2.6.09. EXT. P6 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER OF PETITIONER DTD.7.9.09. EXT. P7 : COPY OFG.O.(P) 160/09/G.EDN. OF GOVT. DTD. 4.8.09. EXT. P8 : COPY OF ORDER No.B1/3335/10/L.DIS. OF R4 DTD.3.1.11. EXT. P9 : COPY OF APPEAL FILED BY MANAGER OF SCHOOL DTD. 10.1.11. EXT. P10 : COPY OF REVISION PETITION FILED BEFORE GOVT. BY PETITIONER DTD. 10.6.11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20102 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking for a direction to the Government to dispose of Ext.P10 revision petition within a time frame. 2. The petitioner was initially appointed in the St.Joseph's High School for Girls, Alappuzha managed by the 6th respondent, on 02.06.2003 as Lower Grade Hindi Teacher. The petitioner is having approved appointment as High School Assistant (Hindi) for different periods as evident from Exts.P1 to P6 orders. Thereby the petitioner became a claimant under Rule 51A of Chapter XIV-A Kerala Education Rules. Later, she was appointed in a regular retirement vacancy from 01.06.2010 in the same school. The said appointment was rejected as per Ext.P8 order which was challenged by the Manager in appeal as per Ext.P9. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Ext.P9 appeal, the petitioner has directly approached the Government by Ext.P10. W.P.(C) No.20102/2011 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the light of the proviso to Rule 65 of Chapter XIV-C K.E.R, Ext.P10 is liable to be considered by the Government. Learned Government Pleader submitted that it is only proper that the statutory appeal itself is disposed of by the Deputy Director of Education. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to take a decision on Ext.P9 appeal filed by the Manager, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the Deputy Director of Education for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp