IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2008 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 34944 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUNI P.K. ,W/O. RADHAKRISHNAN D, SURABHI KURATTIKADU, MANNAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA (HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (JUNIOR PHYSICS), DEVASWOM BOARD HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHERIYANAD BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND SHRI.M.P.MARY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, OFFICE OF HE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION HOUSING BOARD, BUILDING, SANTHINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, CORPORATE BUILDING , 4TH PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CORPORATE MANAGER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD SCHOOLS/SECONDARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BUILDING,NANDHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC FOR TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34944 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T By Exts.P4 & P4(a), the petitioner was appointed as HSST (Junior) Physics. According to the petitioner, approval is pending. The reason according to the petitioner is that the approval in respect of Ms.Dhanya, in whose promotion vacancy the petitioner was appointed, is still awaited. 2. The petitioner now submits that by judgment in WP(C) No.34442/2008 dated 21/11/2008 this Court has already directed the 1st respondent herein to consider the proposal made by the Manager for approval of promotion of Smt.Dhanya, and that orders have not been passed so far. 3. From the facts as stated above, it is evident that orders on the application for approval of the petitioner's appointment will depend upon the order which the Director has to pass pursuant to the judgment referred to above. The petitioner also submits that she too has approached the Director seeking approval of her appointment by submitting Ext.P7 and that is pending. 4. As already noticed, since the order in the petitioner's W.P.(C) No.34944/2008 -2- case will depend upon the order of the Director on the proposal for approval of promotion of Smt.Dhanya, which he has to pass pursuant to the directions of the judgment referred to above, it is only appropriate that as and when the Director passes the order, the 1st respondent takes up Ext.P7 also for consideration. 5. Accordingly, it is directed that the 1st respondent shall, consider Ext.P7 application seeking approval of the appointment of the petitioner, along with the request for approval of promotion of Smt.Dhanya pursuant to the directions in the judgment in WP(C) No.34442/2008. Needless to say that while orders are passed notice shall be given to the petitioner and Manager. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg