IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2011 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 26835 of 2011(D) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- C.MOHANKUMAR, HEAD MASTER,JAWAHAR HIGH SCHOOL, EDAMULAKKAL, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM, SRI.GEORGE BRISTON, SMT.C.A.SEENA, SRI.V.P.PRASANTH. RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETRIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.A. FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.26835/2011 D APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1- A TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT LETTER ISSUED BY THE MANAGER JAWHARA SCHOOLS DATED 04/06/2007. EXHIBIT P2- A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 20/04/2011 ALONG WITH THE POSTAL RECEIPT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.26835/2011-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 27th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is working as Headmaster in Jawahar High School, Edamulakkal in Kollam District is seeking for a direction to consider his claim for promotion as District Educational Officer. 2. The school in question was formerly owned by the Edamulakkal Grama Panchayat. The petitioner was appointed as Headmaster on 01/04/2006 and by Ext.P1, his probation has also been declared. It is stated that the school is included in the order dated 02/01/2010 passed by the Government wherein the affairs of various Panchayat schools have been taken over by the Government. 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the representations have been placed before the P & ARD Department for their remarks. As it is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner will retire on May 2012, there will be a direction to the Government W.P.(C). No.26835/2011 -:2:- to take a final decision on Ext.P2 and inform the decision to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of the Judgment to the first respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms