IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6073 of 2010(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.N.HARISANKARAN, S/O. NARAYANAN EZHUTHACHAN, AGED 54 YEARS, H.S.A., D.U.H.S.SCHOOL, THOOTHA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT PARASSERI HOUSE, P.O.THEKKUMMURI, KARALMANNA, CHERPULASSERI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.U.K.DEVIDAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT (ANNEXE), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.T. MUHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 6073 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 24th day of February, 2010. J U D G M E N T In respect of his date of retirement in view of the amendment to the Kerala Education Rules, the petitioner has certain grievances insofar as his date of birth is 1-4-1955. Regarding the same, the petitioner has filed Ext. P2 before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. I make it clear that I have not considered the matter on merits and it is for the 2nd respondent to consider the same in accordance with law applicable. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.