IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 13752 of 2003(K) --------------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. P.K.SHAJI, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (MALAYALAM) (FULL TIME), A.B.VILASAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUHAMMA. 2. KALADEVI M.P., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ZOOLOGY), (FULL TIME) A.B. VILASAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUHAMMA. BY ADV. SRI.BENOY THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MANAGER, A.B.VILASAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUHAMMA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP NO. 23252/2003 IN OP NO. 13752/2003 K. DISMISSED 25/01/2008. SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE P1 DT. 6/6/01. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE P2 DT. 7/6/01. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE CALL LETTER REGARDING INTERVIEW DT. 27/10/00. EXT.P3A. COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE INTERVIEW. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 17/6/2002 IN OP NO. 14634/02. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER DT. 08/01/00. EXT.P5A. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER DT. 09/11/00. EXT.P5B. COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER OF THE MANAGER DT. 17/09/2002. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDN. DT. 25/11/2002. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL. True copy tga KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. No. 13752 OF 2003 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008. J U D G M E N T In view of the intervening developments what survives is only the claim for notional appointment from the date of occurrence of the vacancy. It is for the petitioners to move the first respondent, in which case, the matter will be duly considered by the first respondent with notice to the petitioners within a period of another four months. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. No. 13752 OF 2003 J U D G M E N T 25.01.2008