IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
FRIDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 27TH JYAISHTA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 19767 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
SHALU JOHN,
AGED 55 YEARS,
W/O. JOY JOSE, HSST (ENGLISH), ST. MARY'S HSS,
KALIYAR, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT,
PIN - 685607.
BY ADV PAULSON THOMAS
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001.
2 REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,
KOTTAYAM, OFFICE OF THE RDD, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686019.
3 CORPORATE MANAGER,
CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY,
DIOCESE OF KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686691.
SMT.NISHA BOSE, SR GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
17.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 19767 OF 2022 2
JUDGMENT
The petitioner has approached this Court seeking directions to the 2nd respondent to approve the appointment of the petitioner herein as HSST (English) with effect from 1.6.2018 and further as HSST with effect from 15.7.2021 and other incidental reliefs. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that being aggrieved by the rejection of the approval, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P9 revision petition before the 1st respondent which is stated to be pending.
2. Sri.Paulson Thomas, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the limited request is for expeditious consideration of Ext.P9.
3. I have heard Smt.Nisha Bose, the learned Senior Government Pleader. In the nature of the order that I propose to pass notice to the 3rd respondent is dispensed with.
4. After having carefully evaluated the contentions raised in this writ petition, the submissions made across the Bar and the facts and circumstances, I am of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of at the admission stage itself by issuing the following directions:
a) There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take up, consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P9 WP(C) NO. 19767 OF 2022 3 revision petition, after affording an opportunity of being heard, either physically or virtually, to the petitioner herein or her authorised representative and the 3rd respondent.
b) Orders, as directed above, shall be passed expeditiously, in any event, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment.
c) It would be open to the petitioner to produce a copy of the writ petition along with the judgment before the concerned respondent for further action. This writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V JUDGE sru WP(C) NO. 19767 OF 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 19767/2022 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER AS HSST (JR) ENGLISH W.E.F. 01.06.2018 AT ST. GEORGE HSS. KALAYANTHANI. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE M.A. DEGREE CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY UNIVERSITY OF KERALA TO P2 DEGREE.
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE B.ED DEGREE CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE SET CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE GO(RT) NO. 746/2018/G.EDN DATED 19.02.2018.
Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF LETTER ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL STATING THAT PETITIONER JOINED DUTY AS HSST (JR), ENGLISH W.E.F.01.06.2018.
Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF THE REJECTION ORDER NO.
B5/761/2022/RDD/HSE/KTM DATED 01.04.2022 ISSUED BY RDD, KOTTAYAM.
Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED 31.05.2022.
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL