IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2011 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32618 of 2011(B) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- T.N. LALITHA, AGED 59 YEARS, D/O. K. NARAYANANKUTTY NAIR, MANAGER, A.D.V.U.P SCHOOL, PERINGANDOOR, (RESIDING AT SWAPNA, AMBALAPURAM, PERINGANDUR, THRISSUR - 680 581). BY ADV. SMT.SUMATHY DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM- 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 506. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 582. BY SRI. M.A. FAYAZ, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.32618/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF ORDER NO.C3176/06 DTD. 26.6.06 ISSUED BY R3 TO PETITIONER. EXT. P2 : COPY OF ORDER DTD. 15.7.08 APPOINTING LAKSHMI NARAYANAN A IN THE VACANCY OF K.N.JYOTHI. EXT. P3 : COPY OF JUDGMENT DTD. 20.8.11 IN WP(C) 37185/08 BEFORE THIS COURT. EXT. P4 : COPY OF LETTER No.29/08-09 DTD. 26.12.08 ISSUED BY PETITIONER TO R2. EXT. P5 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER DTD. 1.6.10 ISSUED BY PETITIONER. EXT. P6 : COPY OF ORDER No.C/6936/09/K.DIS DTD. 3.7.10 ISSUED BY R3. EXT. P7 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT PROPOSAL APPO:2/09-10 DTD. 10.7.10. EXT. P8 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER DTD. 5.8.08 ISSUED BY PETITIONER. EXT. P9 : COPY OF ORDER No.L DISC/5519/08/L.DIS DTD. 2.12.08 ISSUED BY R3 TO PETITIONER. EXT. P10 : COPY OF APPEAL No.28/08-09 DTD. 29.12.08 FILED BY PETITIONER BEFORE R2. EXT. P11 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER DTD. 1.6.09 ISSUED BY PETITIONER. EXT. P12 : COPY OF REJECTION OF ORDER No.C/2883/09/K.DIS DTD. 6.8.10 ISSUED TO R3. EXT. P13 : COPY OF REJECTION OF ORDER No.C-2949/07 DTD. 8.1.08. EXT. P14 : COPY OF RESIGNATION BY SMT. PREETHI K.N DTD 9.8.04. EXT. P14(a) : COPY OF STATEMENT OF RELINGUISHMENT FOR FURTHER CLAIMS DTD. 9.8.04. WP(C).No.32618/2011 EXT. P15 : COPY OF ORDER No.C 2882/09/KDIS DTD. 6.2.11 ISSUED BY R3. EXT. P16 : COPY OF APPO No.4/09-10 DTD.9.8.11 FILED BEFORE R2. EXT. P17 : COPY OF STAFF FIXATION ORDER No.D.DIS C/3034/10 DTD.28.8.10 FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.32618 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the Manager of an Upper Primary School aggrieved by the delay in disposal of certain appeals filed in respect of rejection of proposal for approval of teachers. The petitioner has appointed four teachers in the school and the details of the same have been stated in the writ petition itself. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the District Educational Officer may be directed to consider Exts.P4, P10 and P16 appeals within a specified time. It is also prayed that the Assistant Educational Officer may be directed to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 and P11 within a time frame. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the pleas raised by the petitioner are covered by Ext.P3 judgment of W.P.(C) No.32618/2011 2 this Court and by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Unni Narayanan vs. State of Kerala (2009 (2) KLT 604). As of now, I am not going into the merits of the matter. There will be a direction to the District Educational Officer to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4, P10 and P16, after hearing the petitioner- Manager, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. There will be a further direction to the Assistant Educational Officer to consider and pass orders on Exts.P7 and P11 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce copies of the writ petition along with copies of the judgment before the respective officers for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp