IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20285 of 2011(I) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SUJATHA T.K., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (ENGLISH) (JUNIOR), ANJARAKANDY HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, P.O.MAMBA, KANNUR-670 611. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE-673 001. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.V. VIJULAL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 20285 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE SERVICE BOOK OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 19/03/2009. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 10/07/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.20285/2011-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Higher Secondary School Teacher (English)(Junior) in Higher Secondary School, Anjarakandy in Kannur District. She had earlier worked as Upper Primary School Teacher for the period from 15/07/1983 to 03/06/1985. Thereafter, she was promoted as High School Assistant and, on 01/07/2006 she completed 23 years in the said post. But the Higher Grade on completion of 23 years was not fixed probably because of administrative delay. The petitioner was appointed as H.S.S.T (Junior) by transfer and she joined the said post on 16/07/2008. The scale of pay fixed to the post of H.S.S.T (Junior) is Rs.10790- 18000/-. 2. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that if a proper fixation was made counting the 23 years of service as H.S.A and that too by granting higher grade, the petitioner would have been eligible for a higher pay. I am not deciding anything on the merits of the W.P.(C). No.20285/2011 -:2:- claim as the petitioner has filed a representation as per Ext.P3 before the first respondent. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the first respondent may be directed to take a decision on the same within a time frame. 3. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the representation is dated 10/07/2011 and some more time may be required for the Government to pass orders in the matter. There will be a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of the Judgment to the first respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms