R.Chandrika Amma vs The Director Of Public … on 23 July, 2009

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 19576 of 2009(N)


1. R.CHANDRIKA AMMA, W/O. G.SREEKUMAR,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC IINSTRUCTION,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFIER,

3. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD

                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.MOHANLAL

                For Respondent  :SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB

The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR

 Dated :23/07/2009

 O R D E R
                T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.
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                  W.P.(C) No.19576 OF 2009
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            Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009.


                        J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is the Headmistress of Hindu U.P.S,

Eramallikkara, Chengannoor in Alappuzha District. The petitioner

was placed under suspension as per Exhibit P2 order from

D.B.U.P.S, Vilakkudy by the 3rd respondent after Exhibit P1 memo

was issued. The petitioner thereafter submitted Exhibit P3

objection to the same.

2. Exhibit P4 shows that the 2nd respondent proposed to

conduct a preliminary enquiry and the petitioner attended the

enquiry, and submitted a Hearing Note. Thereafter, the

petitioner was reinstated in service and transferred to Hindu

U.P.S, Eramallikkara as per Exhibit P6 order. It is submitted that

the petitioner is continuing as Headmistress from 28.02.2009 in

the said school. Exhibits P8 and P9 are the copies of the memo

of charges and statement of allegations to which the petitioner

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has already submitted her explanation. By Exhibit P10, a formal

enquiry has been requested for by the Management. It is

submitted that the Assistant Educational Officer has not so far

taken any steps in the matter. The learned counsel for the

Manager also submitted that the enquiry has not been started so

far.

There will be a direction to the Assistant Educational Officer

to consider Exhibit P10 and to conduct an enquiry as requested

for therein within a period of two months from the date of receipt

of a copy of this judgment. The enquiry will be finalized

accordingly. The Management will take further action depending

on the outcome of the said enquiry.

This writ petition is disposed of as above.

T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
JUDGE

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