IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2011 / 15TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18258 of 2011(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- A.F.ALICE, WIFE OF VINCENT, AGED 51 YEARS, HEADMISTRESS, G.N.B.HIGH SCHOOL, KODAKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT-680 684. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR AT AYYANTHOLE-680 003. BY SRI.V.VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.18258/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF ORDER No.SY(1)/69394/06/DPI OF R2 DTD. 13.2.09. EXT. P2 : COPY OF LETTER OF HEADMASTER OF GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL DTD. 8.1.10. EXT. P3 : COPY OF LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT DTD. 20.1.10. EXT. P4 : COPY OF ORDER No.D5/5640/2010/DPI(2) OF R2 DTD. 25.5.10. EXT. P5 : COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 27517/10 DTD. 6.10.10. EXT. P6 : COPY OF ORDER No.D5/5640/10/DPI TO R2 DTD. 15.12.10. EXT. P7 : COPY OF ORDER No.11891/C2/2008/G.EDN. OF GOVT. DTD. 17.7.08. EXT. P8 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BEFORE GOVT. DTD. 18.4.11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18258 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the 1st respondent to effectively consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 representation after hearing the petitioner within a time limit. 2. It is a case where the petitioner is seeking promotion to the post of Headmistress with effect from 25.05.2010. By Ext.P6 order, the petitioner has been promoted with effect from 15.12.2010. It is pointed out that certain juniors to the petitioner have been promoted from 25.05.2010. Pointing out the same, the petitioner has approached the Government by filing Ext.P8 representation. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P8, after hearing the petitioner and any other affected person, within a period of five months from the date of W.P.(C) No.18258/2011 2 receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp