IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 31703 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K.GOPALAN, MANAGER, S.N.D.P.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALISSERRY, POOVATHUSSERY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 741. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV.S.SUJIN ADV.NITA N.S RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, IRIJALAKUDA. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.31703/2009-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the Manager of S.N.D.P Higher Secondary School, Palissery in Thrissur District. The matter relates to the staff fixation for the year 2007-08 which was objected to in a higher verification by the Deputy Director of Education. Later, the petitioner filed an appeal as per Ext.P1 against the second verification. It is the case of the petitioner that the Director of Public Instruction even though gave notice on 16/05/2008 for hearing, no final decision was taken. It is also stated that so far the appeal has not been disposed of. The petitioner has approached this Court at this stage apprehending steps to reject the request of the petitioner for grant of approval of a Full-time Menial staff in the school. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the appeal can be disposed of within a period of one month. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Director of Public Instruction, the third respondent herein to take a decision on Ext.P1 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