IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 24TH AUGUST 2009 / 2ND BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 24093 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------- ANANDA MOHANAN.N,HSA(PHYSICAL SCIENCE), CSI VHS & HSS FOR TH DEAF,VALAKOM. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE,KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. MANAGER,CSI VHS & HSS FOR THE DEAF, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF LMS SCHOOLS,LMS COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SOPHY GABRIAL,HEADMISTRESS, CSI VHS & HSS FOR THE DEAF,VALAKOM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.24093/2009-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as H.S.A (Physical Science) in the C.S.I.V.H.S. & H.S.S for the Deaf, Valakom. He was appointed as U.P.S.A on 08/06/1988. The school was upgraded to the Vocational Higher Secondary and Higher Secondary School for Deaf during 1995-96. The petitioner was promoted as H.S.A with effect from 15/07/1995. A vacancy of Head Master arose on 01/06/2002 due to the retirement of the then incumbent to the post. Presently, the third respondent is appointed as the Head Mistress. According to the petitioner, the appointment of the third respondent is against the Rules and the petitioner should have been promoted as Head Master. The petitioner has filed Ext.P1 representation before the District Educational Officer, namely, the first respondent in the matter. 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P1 on its merits, after hearing the petitioner and the second W.P.(C). No.24093/2009 -:2:- and third respondents within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms