IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 34157 of 2007(N) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RAJASREE.L.,D/O.K.P.MADHAVAN PILLAY RAJASREE NILAYAM, KURAMPALA, PANDALAM P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT..PRESENTLY WORKING AS H.S.A, GOVT HIGH SCHOOL, MAROOR. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUBRAMANIAM RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR FOR HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SHANTI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DIRECTOR, EDUCATION (HIGH SCHOOLS) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 3. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PATHANAMTHITTA) P.O. THIRUVALLA 689 001. 4. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN,J ================ W.P.(C).No.34157 of 2007 ====================== Dated this the 20th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a High School Teacher (Hindi), working in Government High Schools. According to the petitioner she is eligible for promotion as Government Higher Secondary School Teacher (Hindi) in the 25% quota reserved for Government school teachers. According to the petitioner there are vacancies of Government Higher Secondary School Teacher (Hindi), in schools near to her home town. However, the first respondent is not considering the claim of the petitioner. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. He would submit that the petitioner has to apply when applications are called for for appointment of Higher Secondary School Teachers. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be direction to the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 if the same has been received and is pending as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While doing so the 1st respondent shall consider whether there W.P.(C).No.34157/2007 2 are vacancies and if there are, whether applications can be invited for filling up the same. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE dvs