{"id":132327,"date":"2010-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-leelamma-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-the-on-22-october-2010"},"modified":"2018-02-28T00:11:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:41:33","slug":"a-leelamma-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-the-on-22-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-leelamma-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-the-on-22-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"A.Leelamma vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 22 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
A.Leelamma vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 22 October, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 26953 of 2010(T)\n\n\n1. A.LEELAMMA,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER,\n\n3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR(EDUCATION),KOLLAM.\n\n4. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS,\n\n5. THE JOINT MANAGERS\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.V.THAMBAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :22\/10\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                  K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n          ------------------------------\n              W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010\n          ------------------------------\n      Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2010\n\n\n\n                       JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
    The petitioner is working as a Headmistress-in-<\/p>\n
charge   in    Chempakassery     Teachers’      Training<\/p>\n
Institute, Bhoothakulam, Kollam District. She was<\/p>\n
appointed as Headmistress as per Ext.P1 order of<\/p>\n
appointment dated 27.3.2008.        Ext.P1 order was<\/p>\n
signed by the joint managers.     It would appear that<\/p>\n
there was management dispute.     The counsel for the<\/p>\n
petitioner   submitted    that    while    making   the<\/p>\n
appointment of the petitioner as Headmistress, both<\/p>\n
the  rival  claimants   for   managership    put   their<\/p>\n
signature in the appointment order.        The proposal<\/p>\n
for approval of appointment was forwarded to the<\/p>\n
District Educational Officer, Kollam, who passed<\/p>\n
Ext.P2  order   dated   7.7.2008,    which    reads   as<\/p>\n
follows:\n<\/p>\n
            “Due   to  the  Management   dispute  in
\n        Chempakassery UPS, HSS and TTI, there is an
\n        administrative vacuums to proforma the daily
\n        routine  work in  Chempakassery  TTI.    The
\n        Senior Assistant of Chempakassery TTI as per
\n        the letter read above permission is accorded<\/p>\n
W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010     2<\/span><\/p>\n
          to do the daily routine work of the school.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              As   per  the  combined  seniority  list
\n          maintained     under      the     management
\n          Smt.A.Leelamma is the senior most claimant
\n          to get appoint for the post of Headmistress
\n          in Chempakassery. Therefore, Smt.A.Leelamma,
\n          Senior Assistant is allowed to proforma the
\n          daily  routine   work  in   the   school  on
\n          provisional   basis  till   the   management
\n          dispute is over.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    2. Thereafter, the District Educational Officer<\/p>\n
passed an order dated 8.7.2009 (Ext.P3), rejecting<\/p>\n
the proposal for appointment of the petitioner as<\/p>\n
Headmistress from 1.1.2009 onwards on the ground<\/p>\n
that the proposal was received in the office only<\/p>\n
on 28.1.2009, that is, beyond 15 days.           The Joint<\/p>\n
Managers challenged Ext.P3 order in appeal before<\/p>\n
the Deputy Director of Education, who disposed of<\/p>\n
the appeal as per Ext.P4 order dated 31.12.2009,<\/p>\n
the operative portion of which reads as follows:<\/p>\n
              “The remarks furnished by D.E.O.Kollam
\n         examined with arguments of the manager and
\n         convinced that the appointment was rejected
\n         only for the reason that the appointment
\n         order    received    the   office    of   the
\n         D.E.O.Kollam delayed for 13 days.   In normal
\n         cases the appointment order should received
\n         the office of the D.E.O. Kollam within 15
\n         days from the date of appointment.     In the
\n         recommended   proforma   submitted   by   the
\n         D.E.O.Kollam   for   condonation   of   delay<\/p>\n
W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010     3<\/span><\/p>\n
         explains that one of the joint managers of
\n         the school was hospitalized due to illness
\n         at the time of appointment and hence he was
\n         not able to submit the appointment proposal
\n         within the time limit.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              As per Rule 8(1) Chapter XIV A KER, the
\n         Dy.Director (Education) is    empowered with
\n         getting   condoned  delay  up to  6  months.
\n         Hence,   in  this  case  delay  involved  in
\n         submitting the proposal to the D.E.O. Kollam
\n         is   only  13   days  which  is  within  the
\n         statutory power of this authority.     It is
\n         also convinced that the delay came about in
\n         submitting the proposal is not intentional.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              In the circumstances stated above, the
\n         request of the joint manager for condonation
\n         of delay in favour of Smt.A.Leelamma as H.M.
\n         is   allowed  in   exercise  of  the  powers
\n         conferred under Rule    8(1) Chapter  XIV  A
\n         KER.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    3. The grievance of the petitioner is that<\/p>\n
after Ext.P4 order dated 31.12.2009 was passed, the<\/p>\n
District Educational Officer has not passed any<\/p>\n
order    for    approval    of    appointment    of  the<\/p>\n
petitioner.    The petitioner points out that in the<\/p>\n
resultant    vacancy    on   the   appointment    of the<\/p>\n
petitioner as Headmistress, one K.R.Gopakumar was<\/p>\n
appointed and that appointment was approved by the<\/p>\n
appellate order passed by the Deputy Director of<\/p>\n
Education, dated 30.3.2010 (Ext.P5).          Still, the<\/p>\n
W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010     4<\/span><\/p>\n
District Educational Officer has not approved the<\/p>\n
appointment of the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
    4.   On   behalf   of   the   second   respondent, a<\/p>\n
statement dated 14th October, 2010 is filed by<\/p>\n
K.G.Vijayakumar, P.A.to the District Educational<\/p>\n
Officer.   The statement reads as follows:<\/p>\n
         “The Writ Petitioner is the Headmistress in
\n         Charge of Chempakassery TTI, Bhoothakulam,
\n         Kollam.      She  is   aggrieved  since   the
\n         appointment as Headmistress from 1.4.2008
\n         was not been approved even though she is the
\n         senior   most   qualified   Training   School
\n         Teacher\/H.S.A.for promotion of Headmistress.
\n         The   appointment   order   issued   to   the
\n         petitioner by order No.JM\/TTI\/41\/08 dated
\n         27.3.2008, signed by joint Managers. Due to
\n         the   management  dispute  in  Chemapakassery
\n         Educational Agency, the District Educational
\n         Officer, Kollam has allowed the petitioner,
\n         the senior most teacher to perform the daily
\n         routine work in the School on provisional
\n         basis   till   the  management   dispute   is
\n         settled, as per order No.B4\/5037\/08 dated
\n         7.7.2008.       After   the   settlement   of
\n         management   dispute   the   joint   Managers
\n         appointed the petitioner as the Headmistress
\n         in Chempakassery TTI w.e.f. 1.1.2009.     But
\n         the appointment was rejected by the D.E.O.
\n         on the ground that the proposal is belated.
\n         The joint Managers filed an Appeal before
\n         the Deputy Director of Education, Kollam.
\n         As   per  order  No.B3\/16570\/09\/K.Dis.  dated
\n         31.12.2009,    the    Deputy   Director    of
\n         Education,    Kollam    has    allowed    the
\n         condonation of delay. In the above order the
\n         Deputy Director of Education, Kollam has not<\/p>\n
W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010     5<\/span><\/p>\n
         issued   any   direction  to  the   District
\n         Educational    Officer   to   approve    the
\n         appointment    of    the    petitioner    as
\n         Headmistress.    Hence a clarification has
\n         already been sought from the Deputy Director
\n         of Education, Kollam in the matter vide
\n         letter No.B4\/600\/10 dated 21.7.2010.    This
\n         office is awaiting the clarification from
\n         the   office  of  the   Deputy  Director  of
\n         Education,    Kollam.      In    the   above
\n         circumstances  the   Writ  Petition  may  be
\n         disposed of.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    5.   I   am   of   the   view   that   the   District<\/p>\n
Educational    Officer   was    not  justified    in  not<\/p>\n
considering    the   proposal    for   approval   of  the<\/p>\n
petitioner     as    Headmistress.        The    District<\/p>\n
Educational Officer rejected the proposal only on<\/p>\n
the ground of delay.      The Deputy Director, as per<\/p>\n
Ext.P4   order,    has   condoned    the   delay.     The<\/p>\n
necessary    consequence     is    that    the   District<\/p>\n
Educational Officer shall consider the proposal for<\/p>\n
approval of appointment of the petitioner on the<\/p>\n
merits.    It    is    not   necessary     to   get   any<\/p>\n
clarification from the Deputy Director of Education<\/p>\n
as indicated in the statement. The Deputy Director<\/p>\n
of  Education    need   not   necessarily    forward  any<\/p>\n
clarification as well.\n<\/p>\n
W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010     6<\/span><\/p>\n
    6. The reliefs prayed for by the petitioner in<\/p>\n
the Writ Petition are the following:<\/p>\n
    “i). to issue a writ of Certiorari or any other
\n         order of direction, calling for the records
\n         up to Ext.P5 and quash Ext.P2 and Ext.P3.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    ii). to issue a declaration that the petitioner
\n         is entitled to be approved as Headmistress
\n         w.e.f. 1.4.2008 in the Chempakassery TTI,
\n         w.e.f.   1.4.2008   with  all   consequential
\n         benefits including arrears of salary with
\n         penal interest at the rate of 12% P.A.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    iii) to issue a writ of mandamus or other writ or
\n         order directing the 2nd respondent to approve
\n         the   appointment   of  the   petitioner   as
\n         Headmistress in the Chempakassery TTI and to
\n         pay   the  consequential benefits   including
\n         salary arrears from 1.4.2008 onwards and pay
\n         penal interest at the rate of 12% P.A.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    iv) to issue such other further reliefs as this
\n         Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in
\n         the facts and circumstances of this case.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
    7.It is not necessary to grant reliefs (i) and<\/p>\n
(ii).     Ext.P2    need  not   be   quashed   since  the<\/p>\n
petitioner was allowed to continue to work as<\/p>\n
teacher-in-charge as per that order.           As against<\/p>\n
Ext.P3, an appeal was filed before the Deputy<\/p>\n
Director of Education and that appeal was allowed<\/p>\n
as per Ext.P4.     Therefore, Ext.P3 also need not be<\/p>\n
W.P.(C).No.26953 OF 2010   7<\/span><\/p>\n
quashed.    The second relief cannot be granted in<\/p>\n
this Writ Petition, since the primary authority,<\/p>\n
namely, the District Educational Officer has to<\/p>\n
consider the question of approval.    Relief No.(iii)<\/p>\n
is partly allowed and the District Educational<\/p>\n
Officer is directed to consider the proposal for<\/p>\n
approval   of   appointment  of  the  petitioner   as<\/p>\n
Headmistress,     with  effect  from   1.4.2008,   as<\/p>\n
expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a<\/p>\n
period of one month from the date of receipt of a<\/p>\n
copy of the judgment.    The petitioner shall produce<\/p>\n
a copy of the Writ Petition and certified copy of<\/p>\n
the   judgment    before  the  District   Educational<\/p>\n
Officer. The petitioner shall also send a copy of<\/p>\n
the Writ Petition and a copy of the judgment to<\/p>\n
respondent No.5 by registered post and she shall<\/p>\n
produce proof of the same before the District<\/p>\n
Educational Officer.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                   K.T.SANKARAN,
\n                                       JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
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Kerala High Court A.Leelamma vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 22 October, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 26953 of 2010(T) 1. A.LEELAMMA, … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE … Respondent 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR(EDUCATION),KOLLAM. 4. 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