IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2009 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34924 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VINOD KUMAR A., HSST (MATHEMATICS), PKMM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, EDARIKKODE, EDARIKKODE P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, PKMM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, EDARIKKODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.34924/2009-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 9th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by the delay in the disposal of Ext.P4 appeal filed before the first respondent-Director of Higher Secondary Education. The appeal is filed challenging Ext.P3 by which the second respondent-Regional Deputy Director of Higher Secondary Education returned the proposal for pay fixation in relation to the pay revision order 2004. The objection taken by the second respondent is that the petitioner had not exercised the option for 2004 pay revision in time. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that Ext.P4 could not be traced out in the office of the first respondent but, if the petitioner produces a copy of the same, it will be considered. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction that if the petitioner re-files Ext.P4 within three weeks from today, the first respondent will consider the same and pass appropriate orders in the matter, treating it as filed within time, within a further period of two months from the date of receipt of the appeal. The petitioner will produce W.P.(C). No.34924/2009 -:2:- a copy of this Judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms