IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2007 / 11TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 21684 of 2007(F) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------------- R. SINDHU, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (PHYSICS), S.V. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CLAPPANA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR SRI.MANU GOVIND RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, REGIONAL DIRECTORATE - HIGHER SECONDARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL, S.V. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CLAPPANA, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.21684 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT Grievance of the petitioner, who is working as Higher Secondary School Teacher (Physics) in S.V. Higher Secondary School, Clappana in Kollam district, is that the respondents are not taking necessary steps to ensure that she is paid her salary for the period from October, 2005 till May 2006 (both months inclusive). 2. The first prayer in the writ petition is to issue a direction to respondent no.2, the Principal of the school, to raise the salary bill for the above period and prayer no.2 is to issue a direction to respondent no.1 to consider Ext.P3 representation and take a decision thereon in accordance with law. In view of the limited prayer made in the writ petition, I do not propose to deal with the merit of any of the contentions raised by the petitioner at this stage. 3. In the above facts and circumstances, writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 to consider and W.P.(C)No.21684 OF 2007 :: 2 :: pass orders on Ext.P3 strictly on its merit and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It shall be ensured by respondent no.1 that petitioner is afforded sufficient opportunity to be heard before any decision is taken in the matter and if there is any laches on the part of respondent no.2, appropriate action shall be taken without any further delay. Petitioner shall produce a certified copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before respondent no.1 for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. A.K.BASHEER, JUDGE jes