IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2009 / 31ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 20529 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUDHA S., AGED 22 YEARS, W/O. SURESH, FULL-TIME L.G.SANSKRIT TEACHER, S.V.U.P.SCHOOL, P.O.KORAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KANNUR P.O., KANNUR-2. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PAYYANNUR, P.O.PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. THE MANAGER, S.V.U.P.SCHOOL, MUTHATHI, KORAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 20529 of 2009-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner was appointed as a full time L.G. Sanskrit teacher in S.V.U.P. School, Muthathi in Kannur District, in the retirement vacancy of one Smt. K.V.Thambai with effect from 11.9.2007. Ext.P1 is the order of appointment. But the appointment was approved only as part time by the Asst. Educational Officer. According to the petitioner, 46 students in Standards V, VI and VII were learning Sanskrit which is sufficient to sanction a full time post of Sanskrit teacher. In the staff fixation order for the year 2007-2008 which is produced as Ext.P2, a part time post was sanctioned. The Manager preferred an appeal before the Deputy Director of Education which was rejected as per Ext.P4. The petitioner is relying upon Ext.P5 order dated 13.12.2000 issued by the Government wherein it was directed that full time post cannot be converted into a part time post. It is also submitted that going by Ext.P5(a), Group 'C' diversion is possible and it is pointed out that by Exts.P6 and P7 the Government has disposed of similar revision petitions after relying upon the same. Ext.P8 is the order passed by the Director of Public Instruction on the revision petition filed by wpc 20529/2009 2 the Manager, against which the Manager has filed Ext.P8(a) revision petition before the Government. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P8(a) revision within a time frame. The writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P8(a) after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/