IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2011 / 13TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38559 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SANI S.Y, U.P.S.A.LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH ARYAD, ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ALAPPUZHA, 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCAITON OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA 5. THE MANAGER, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF LUTHERAN SCHOOL I.E.L. CHURCH, CONCORDIA H.S.COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SYNOD, PERURKADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695005 GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.38559/2010-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on the revision petition filed as Ext.P7. Going by the date provided in Ext.P7, it was forwarded on 17/06/2010. 2. The petitioner is seeking approval of her appointment as U.P.S.A in Lutheran High School, South Aryad which is under the management of the fifth respondent. The copy of the appointment order has been produced as Ext.P1. Even though the proposal for appointment was approved, the same was rejected by the District Educational Officer as per Ext.P2 order which was taken in appeal before the Deputy Director of Education by the Manager. The appeal was rejected by the Deputy Director of Education as per Ext.P4 which was challenged under Rule 8A of Chapter XIV A of Kerala Education Rules by the Manager before the Director of Public Instructions, and the petitioner alleges that it W.P.(C). No.38559/2010 -:2:- was disposed of without hearing the petitioner and the Manager. 3. Various contentions have been raised by the petitioner in the Ext.P7 revision petition and, since the same has been pending for a period of six months, it is only proper that the Government is directed to take a decision after hearing the petitioner as well as the Manager. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P7 revision petition after hearing the petitioner and the Manager within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE