Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, apart from perusing the record. Since the issue lies in a narrow compass, this Court proposes to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage itself. 2. Briefly stated, the petitioner, the Manager of Kambil Mapila Higher Secondary School, Kolachery, Kannur District, appointed respondents 3 to 7 as High School Assistants, and later sought approval of their appointment. At that juncture, the eighth respondent raised an objection claiming to be a beneficiary under Rule 51B of KER. In that context, the approval sought by the Manager was refused by the respondent authorities. Eventually, the petitioner is said to have filed Exhibit P18 revision before the first respondent.
W.P.(c) No. 28304 of 2014 2 Complaining of its non-disposal, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.
3. It appears that the eighth respondent pressing her claim under Rule 51B of KER also filed W.P. (C) No. 21879 of 2013 which was disposed of on 14.11.2014 by this Court with a direction to the first respondent to consider her claim. The present claim on the part of the petitioner Manager is inter-connected.
4. Accordingly, in the facts and circumstances, having regard to the respective submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, without adverting to the merits of the matter, this Court disposes of the present writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exhibit P18 representation of the petitioner in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the eighth respondent as well as the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the revision filed by the eighth respondent has so far not been disposed of, the first respondent may W.P.(c) No. 28304 of 2014 3 consider disposing of both the revisions together after hearing all the parties concerned.
With the above observation, this writ petition is disposed of.
DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE DMR/-