IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15429 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RANI.P.G., TEACHER, C.N.P.P.M.V.H.S.S KATTACHIRA, PALLICKAL P.O. BY ADV. SRI.R.SANTHOSH BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLICL INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. THE HEADMASTER, CAPTAIN N.P.PILLAI MEMORIAL V.H.S.S.KATTACHIRA, PALLICKAL P.O., KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 5. THE MANAGER, CAPTAIN N.P.PILLAI MEMORIAL V.H.S.KATTACHIRA, PALLICKAL P.O. KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DIST. BY G.P. SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN,J.. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15429 of 2008 J -------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May, 2008. J U D G M E N T According to the petitioner, she was appointed as UPSA on 2.6.2004. That appointment was approved. Later, on 5.6.2006, the petitioner was appointed as HSA. The District Educational Officer did not approve that appointment. Against the order of the District Educational Officer, the Manager filed an appeal before the Director of Public Instruction, Thiruvananthapuram who passed Ext.P6 order dated 1.3.2008 rejecting the appeal filed by the Manager. The petitioner has filed Ext.P7 revision dated 3.4.2008 before the Government challenging Ext.P6 order. Ext.P7 is pending disposal before the Government. 2. The reliefs prayed for in the Writ Petition are the following:- “(i) issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ, direction or order quashing Exts P-5 and P-6 orders; (ii) issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the Respondents WP(C) No.15429/2008 2 to approve the appointment of the petitioner as HSA (P.S) in the school of 4th Respondent in the light of Ext P-10 and to disburse her salary and other benefits from the date of Ext P-2 itself (iii) issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing 1st Respondent to pass favourable orders on Ext P-7 revision petition pending consideration as expeditiously as possible. and (iv) issue such other writ, direction or order as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case.” 3. Since Ext.P7 revision is pending before the Government, reliefs (i) and (ii) cannot be granted. At the same time, in the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant relief No.(iii) in part by directing the Government to dispose of Ext.P7 revision as expeditiously as possible. The learned Government Pleader submitted that a reasonable time may be granted to dispose of Ext.P7 revision. WP(C) No.15429/2008 3 For the aforesaid reasons, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of Ext.P7 revision filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the affected parties, if any. It is made clear that the disposal of this Writ Petition will not be a bar to the petitioner in pursuing Ext.P9, in accordance with law. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. cks