IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2011 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 8021 of 2011(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.T.VARGHESE, S/O.P.P.THOMAS, AGED 43 YEARS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER, GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, IRANIKULAM, (VIA). MALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SRI.K.E.HAMZA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/03/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 8021 of 2011-C - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of March, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Physical Education Teacher working in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Iranikulam, who is a graduate with B.Ed. The case of the petitioner is that he is qualified for appointment as Physical Education Teacher in Government Polytechnics. For the said purpose a seniority list is prepared by the Director of Public Instruction, to send candidates to the Director of Collegiate Education. Ext.P3 is the list now finalised, wherein the petitioner is not included. According to the petitioner, he should have been included as serial No.31(a). In the light of the omission from the list, the petitioner filed a representation as Ext.P4, before the Director of Public Instruction. Ext.P5 is the true copy of the service details and Ext.P6 is the willingness statement submitted by the petitioner. The Headmaster forwarded the same along with a covering letter which is followed by Ext.P8. It is stated that the Deputy Director has already forwarded the matter to the Director of Public Instruction as per Ext.P9. 2. It is upto the second respondent to take a decision on the request wpc 8021/2011 2 made as Exts.P4 and P6. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on the same within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ /true copy/ P.S. to Judge