IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6859 of 2010(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.PARAMESWARAN, MANAGER, KANNADI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANNADI PO, PALAKKAD. BY MR.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE, BY ADV.MR.S.SUJIN, SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEVANKULANGARA U.P.SCHOOL CAMPUS, EDAPPALLY, COCHIN. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. K.B.RAVIKUMAR, PRINCIPAL, KANNADI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANNADI PO, PALAKKAD. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. T.T. MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No. 6859 OF 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 3rd day of March 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Manager of a Higher Secondary School. He initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Principal of the school, who is the 5th respondent herein. An enquiry was conducted and by Ext.P2 enquiry report, the Principal was found guilty of the charges levelled against him. Although, as the disciplinary authority, the petitioner was the person to impose punishment, albeit with the approval of the 1st respondent, the 1st respondent himself has decided to impose a nominal punishment of warning on the 5th respondent. According to the petitioner, the first respondent has no jurisdiction to do the same. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed Ext.P5 petition before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner now prays for a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. W.P.(C). No. 6859 OF 2010 -2- 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Now that the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 before the 3rd respondent, it is only appropriate that the 3rd respondent disposes of the same expeditiously. In the said circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 5th respondent. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this Judgment to the 3rd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE nl.