IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34808 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- O.T.INDIRAMMA, AGED 49, W/O.MURALEEDHARAN, MOOKKANNUR HOUSE, MADAMON P.O., VADASERIKAVU, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.P.HARIDAS SMT.S.SIKKY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. THE MANAGER, V.K.N.M.HIGH SCHOOL, VAYYATTUPUZHA, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. SMT.SHEEJA, H.S.A., V.K.N.M.HIGH SCHOOL, VAYYATTUPUZHA, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY G.P.SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 34808 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1:- COPY OF ORDER OF APPOINTMENT DTD.1.10.97 EXT.P2:- COPY OF ORDER OF APPOINTMENT DTD.10.12.1997 EXT.P3:- COPY OF ORDER OF APPOINTMENT DTD.1.1.1998 EXT.P4:- COPY OF DEED DTD.7.10.1999 EXT.P5:- COPY OF ORDER NO.LDIS.B3/4493/2010 DTD.18.9.2010 ISSUED BY R3. EXT.P6:- COPY OF REVISION PETITION BEFORE R2 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD.14.10.2010 RESPONDENTS EXTS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C).No.34808 OF 2010 ------------------------------ Dated this the 26th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was appointed as UPSA for different spells in V.K.N.M. High School, Vayyattupuzha by the then Manager. The Manager transferred the running school within the properties to the present Manager. The present Manager agreed to accommodate Rule 51A claimants. A vacancy of HSA arose in March, 2010. The petitioner put forward a claim for appointment. The Manager did not oblige. He appointed the 5 th respondent. The petitioner filed an appeal before the District Educational Officer. The District Educational Officer passed Ext.P5 order dated 18.9.2010. Aggrieved by Ext.P5 order, the petitioner filed Ext.P6 revision dated 14.10.2010 before the Director of Public Instruction. Ext.P6 is pending disposal. W.P.(C).No.34808 OF 2010 2 2. The main relief prayed for in the Writ Petition is to issue a direction to the Director of Public Instruction to dispose of Ext.P6 revision. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of as follows: a) The Director of Public Instruction shall dispose of Ext.P6 revision dated 14.10.2010 filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and respondents 4 and 5. W.P.(C).No.34808 OF 2010 3 b) The petitioner shall produce a copy of the Writ Petition and certified copy of the judgment before the Director of Public Instruction. c) The petitioner shall also send a copy of the Writ Petition and copy of the judgment to respondents 4 and 5 by registered post and she shall produce proof of the same before the Director of Public Instruction. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE. cms