The petitioner was appointed as an Upper Primary School Assistant by the fifth respondent Manager as per appointment order dated 8.6.2009. The District Educational Officer, Kothamangalam declined to approve the appointment by Ext.P1 order passed on 26.10.2009 on the ground that the appointment is against an additional division vacancy, the creation of which was banned by G.O.P.No.317/05/G.Edn. dated 17.8.2005. Later, the Government issued G.O.P.No.10/10/G.Edn. dated 12.1.2010 whereby the Government permitted grant of approval to appointments against additional vacancies effected in aided schools during the academic years 2006-2007 to 2009-2010 subject to the condition that the Manager should execute a bond, undertaking to appoint an equal number of protected teaching and non-teaching staff in the school during the next academic year or in the next arising vacancies in the school. Still later, the Government issued G.O.P.No.199/2011/ G.Edn. dated 1.10.2011. Pursuant to the aforesaid Government orders, the District Educational Officer, Kothamangalam approved
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the petitioner's appointment as Upper Primary School Assistant with effect from 1.6.2011 onwards. The petitioner has aggrieved by the aforesaid order to the extent it declines to grant approval with effect from the date of the appointment namely 8.6.2009, moved the Government by filing Ext.P6 revision petition. In this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a direction to the State Government to dispose of the revision petition expeditiously.
2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.V.Vijulal, learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the State of Kerala submitted that if as on today, the original of Ext.P6 revision petition has been received by the Government and it is pending, the Government will examine the same and take an expeditious decision in the matter after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard.
In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Government to consider Ext.P6 revision petition and pass appropriate orders thereon, expeditiously and in any event within an outer limit of four months from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition complete in all aspects before the Secretary to Government, General Education Department, if as on
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today the original of Ext.P6 revision petition has been received by the Government and it is pending. Needless to say, the Government shall before disposing of the revision petition, issue notice to and afford the Educational Officer concerned, the Manager of the school and the petitioner an opportunity of being heard and shall after orders are passed, communicate copies thereof to all the parties.
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vpv P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE