IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2011 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6925 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.V.SOSAMMA, W/O.POULOSE P.K., AGED 54 YEARS, UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT, PANCHAYATH U.P.SCHOOL, NELLIKUZHY, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN-686691. BY ADV. SRI.V.J.JOSEPH SMT.M.V.LIGI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682030. 3. ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN-686691. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.6925/2011-M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 18 th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the audit objection proposed by Ext.P1, communicated by the third respondent. She is working as a Upper Primary School Assistant in the Panchayat Upper Primary School, Nellikuzhi. She joined initially as Assistant Teacher in P.T.M.A.M Upper Primary School, Cherumittam on 16/07/1983 and, thereafter, she was transferred to the present school on 13/08/1986. On completion of 10 years of service, she was sanctioned Higher Grade on 16/07/1993. It appears that the objection raised by the Audit is that while sanctioning certain benefits, the period covered by leave without allowance taken by the petitioner for private affairs for 49 days was also reckoned. The petitioner has produced along with I.A.No.4576/2011, a detailed petition submitted by the petitioner before the Assistant Educational Officer seeking to waive the audit objection. 2. There will be a direction to the third respondent to consider Ext.P5 with notice to the W.P.(C). No.6925/2011 -:2:- petitioner and after affording a personal hearing, and take appropriate decision with regard to the waiving of the audit objection sought for by the petitioner. The matter will be finalised within a period of two months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE