IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6538 of 2011(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. THE MANAGER, EDAMON V.H.S.SCHOOL, P.O.EDAMON, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. RAVI PRASAD, FULL TIME MENIAL, EDAMON V.H.S.SCHOOL, P.O.EDAMON, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH VETTIKAD, SRI.C.JOSEPH JOHNY. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PUNALUR – 691 305. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6538 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011. J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is the Manager and the 2nd petitioner is a Full Time Menial appointed by the 1st petitioner in the Edamon VHS School. He was appointed on 28.04.2010 against the promotion vacancy of one Sri.R.Binu, Full Time Menial as Peon against the vacancy which arose on 01.04.2010 as per Exhibit P1 order. 2. The proposal for approval of appointment was forwarded and the same was declined by the 2nd respondent as per Exhibit P2. Against the same, the 1st petitioner filed a revision petition before the Government under Rule 92 of Chapter XIV A KER as per Exhibit P3. 3. Various contentions have been raised in the writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners relied upon Exhibit P4 judgment of this Court in W.P.(C)No.31974/2009. It is submitted that the principle stated therein can be applied in the present W.P.(C) No.6538/2011 2 case also. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Exhibit P3 revision petition, after hearing the petitioners, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of 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