IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2023 of 2009(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE MANAGER HOLY ANGELS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, OLLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BYG.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.2023 of 2009-N - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of Holy Angels Boys Higher Secondary School, Ollur. This is a recognized un-aided English Medium School functioning in Thrissur Educational District and is a minority institution entitled to get the benefits envisaged in Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India. Ext.P1 is the order by which sanction was accorded to the petitioner to open unaided High School with U.P. Section. Boys alone were being granted admission even though there was no bar in admitting girls. Later, by Exts.P2 to P2(b) sanction was accorded for starting un-aided English Medium L.P. School during the year 1996-97 which was started as a mixed school. Boys and girls were being given admission in the L.P. classes. Thereafter, during 2002-03 un-aided Higher Secondary Section was sanctioned. This is evidenced by Ext.P3. The promotees from L.P. Section including girls were being allowed in U.P. and High School sections. Their admission without any permission was objected by the District Educational Officer by Ext.P6. Presently, by Ext.P15(a), the Government issued orders allowing the girl students to continue their studies upto 10th standard. Even WPC 2023/2009 2 though the Government granted permission as such, there is nothing discernible from Ext.P15(a) as to the future admissions which the petitioner will be able to make. Seeking for such a relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P16. He seeks for a modification of Ext.P15(a) by granting appropriate permission to continue to admit girl students. 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P16 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/