IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS FRIDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2011 / 17TH POUSHA 1932 WA.No. 2043 of 2010() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.4681/2010 Dated 01/11/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): / PETITIONER -------------- RUBY GEORGE, W/O.MICHAEAL, L.P.S.A, ST.JOHNS U.P.S, KALLOOR, MOOVATTUPUZHA, CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, DIOCESE OF KOTHAMANGALAM, RESIDING AT PADAVIL, KALLOOR P.O., KALLOORKAD, MOOVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): / RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KALLOORKAD, MOOVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THODUPUZHA. 4. THE MANAGER, CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, DIOCESE OF KOTHAMANGALAM, BISHOPS HOUSE, KOTHAMANGALAM. MS.T.B.REMANI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ---------------------------------- W.A.No.2043 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 7th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. This Writ Appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge relegating the appellant to alternate remedy by way of statutory appeal before the Educational Agency. During hearing of this Writ Appeal, learned counsel submitted that the appellant desires to avail statutory remedy. Since the Writ Appeal is admitted by this Court, we feel, the appellant can be granted further three weeks' time to file appeal. Therefore, we dispose of the Writ Appeal leaving open the appellant to pursue alternate remedy of appeal within three weeks from now. If an appeal is filed within the time stated above, the DEO will dispose of the same on merit within three months from the date of receipt of the appeal. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE) jg