IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 33573 of 2006(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SNEHA MATHEW, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF MALAYALAM, ST.THOMAS COLLEGE, KOZHENCHERRY, RESIDING AT PACHAYIL HOUSE, OONNUKAL P.O., CHENNEERKARA VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT., HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. 5. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM. 6. MANAGER, ST.THOMAS COLLEGE, KOZHENCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 33573 of 2006 APPENDIX EXT.P1: COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY R6 IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER, DATED 01.06.2005. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ST. THOMAS COLLEGE, KOZHENCHERRY WITH A COPY TO THE PETITIONER DATED 01.06.2005. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) NO.29422 OF 2004 DATED 7-10-2004 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 33573 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner has been appointed as a Lecturer in Malayalam in St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry from 1.6.2005 onwards as per Ext.P1 order. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that although the appointment order has been forwarded to the 5th respondent, the 5th respondent has not yet passed orders regarding approval of the same. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the 5th respondent to consider the question of approval of the petitioner's appointment expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned standing counsel for the University and the learned Government pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 5th respondent to consider the question of approval of the petitioner's appointment in W.P.(c) No.33573/06 2 accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible at any rate within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.33573/06 3