Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2023 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 40279 OF 2023 PETITIONER: VINOD KUMAR K AGED 53 YEARS HSST (HINDI) NSS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALAKODE, KANNUR RESIDING AT LEKSHMI BHAVAN, MUTHUKULAM NORTH, CHOOLETHERUVU P O ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 696 506 BY ADVS. M.A.FAYAZ M.VISHNUPRIYA C.B.ABHINAVA RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001 2 DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION, JAGATHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 014 3 REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 689 121 4 GENERAL MANAGER & INSPECTOR OF NSS SCHOOLS PERUNNA, CHANGANASSERRY, PIN - 686 102 5 REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION PAYYAMBALAM P O, KANNUR, PIN - 670 003 SMT. NISHA BOSE. SR.GP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.12.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAVI.J ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 01st day of December, 2023
JUDGMENT
Admit. Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents.
2. The petitioner is working as HSST (Hindi). He was
appointed along with five other teachers as HSST (Hindi) but placed at the bottom of the list in the seniority list. His grievance is that he is elder in age and he should be treated as senior going by the provisions in Rule 37 of Chapter XIV A KER. The petitioner has preferred Ext.P9 revision challenging Ext.P8 and seeks early disposal of Ext.P9.
3. In view of the limited prayer made, the writ petition
is disposed of directing the 1 st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9, after hearing the petitioner, the Manager and other affected parties, at the earliest, at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this
judgment.
Sd/- T.R.RAVI JUDGE sn APPENDIX OF WP(C) 40279/2023 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO C2/3063/HSE/99 DATED 21.07.1999 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF PERMISSION GRANTED VIDE LETTER NO.B1/156/2017 DATED 19.01.2017 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO A5/ACD.7416/02/HSE DATED 07.07.2005 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 03.02.2021 Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REMINDER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 01.11.2022 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 06.12.2019 Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 05.06.2023 Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.ACDA3/237362/ 2022/HSE DATED 30.10.2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 06.11.2023 Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. B1/879/2021 DATED 02.04.2021 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT MANAGER RESPONDENT’S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE