IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33545 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SREELATHA.K.E., W/O.PADMANABHAN NAMBOODIRI, AGED 33 YEARS, FULL-TIME URDU TEACHER, A.U.P.SCHOOL, UDINUR CENTRAL, P.O.UDINUR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION (S) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KASARAGOD, P.O.VIDYA NAGAR. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CHERUVATHUR, P.O.CHERUVATHUR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 4. THE MANAGER, A.U.P.SCHOOL, UDINUR CENTRAL, P.O.UDINUR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.33545 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 30th November,2009 J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the writ petition is to quash Ext.P2 whereby the post of full-time Urdu teacher in the school has been converted as a part-time one. Earlier one Sri. K.Sudhakaran was working as full-time Teacher and the petitioner was appointed in the retirement vacancy of Sri.K.Sudhakaran as per Ext.P1. Initially she was appointed as a part-time teacher with effect from 4.6.2007 to 15.6.2007. The order of approval on Ext.P1 is dated 18.9.2007. The main grievance raised by the petitioner is that the petitioner is entitled to be approved as a full-time teacher and seeking for such a relief, the writ petitioner has filed Ext.P5 revision petition before the Government . Ext.P5 (a) is the revision petition filed by the Manager before the Director of Public Instruction. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner moved the Government since Ext.P5 (a) revision petition filed before the Director of Public Instruction by the Manager has not been disposed of so W.P ( C) No.33545 of 2009 2 far. 3. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that Ext.P5 is pending consideration before the Government. 3. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5, after hearing the petitioner and the Manager, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE ma W.P ( C) No.33545 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.33545 of 2009 4