IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 37087 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.P.RAJENDRAN POTI, (TEACHER, ST.GEORGE SECONDARY SCHOOL, KOTHAMANGALAM), S/O. CHAKRAPANY POTI, PUTHAN MATHOM, PERUVA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.UNNIRAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.T. MAHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: W.P.C. NO. 37087/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF M.A. DEGREE CERTIFICATE. EXT.P2 ORDER PASSED BY R2. EXT.P3 B.ED. DEGREE CERTIFICATE. EXT.P4 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA.. EXT.P5 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT. EXT.P6 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE OF M.G. UNIVERSIT. EXT.P7 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE OF UNIVERSITY OF KANNUR. EXT.P8 RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE OF UNIVERSITY OF COCHIN. EXT.P9 LETTER DT. 30-4-2005. EXT.P10 ORDER IN W.P.C.NO. 26824/2006. EXT.P11 ORDER PASSED BY R2. EXT.P12 REPRESENTATION DT. 20-2-2008. [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 37087 of 2007 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 8th April, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was appointed as a Higher Secondary School Teacher in an aided school. His services were provisionally approved subject to the petitioner acquiring B.Ed. degree qualification. The petitioner obtained B.Ed. Degree conducted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University under the Distance Education Programme. According to the petitioner, as per the decision of this Court in State of Kerala and another v. Suja Kumari and another, 2006(1) ILR 431, such B.Ed. Degree is sufficient for the purpose of approval of appointment as Higher Secondary School Teacher. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext. P12 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P12 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P12 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/