IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 6TH MAY 2011 / 16TH VAISAKHA 1933 WP(C).No. 13000 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. THE O.E.M.PUBLIC SCHOOL,REP.BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE PROF.P.T.OOMMEN,AGED 81 YEARS, S/O.LATE OOMMEN THOMAS,ERAVIPEROOR PO, THIRUVALLA PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT 689 542(R/AT PUNNASSERI- PARAMBIL HOUSE, ERAVIPEROOR PO, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT 689 542. 2. C.M.HEMACHANDRAN,PRINCIPAL, O.E.M.PUBLIC SCHOOL,ERAVIPEROOR PO, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT 689 542. BY ADV. SRI.TPM.IBRAHIM KHAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SMT.ASHA ELIZABETH MATHEW SRI.K.M.ABDUL MAJEED SRI.LIJOY P.VARGHESE SMT.PRIYA ELIZABETH BABU RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REP.BY THE CHAIRMAN, SHIKSHA KENDRA,2, COMMUNITY CENTRE,PREET VIHAR,DELHI 110 301. 2. THE JOINT SECRETARY,(AFFILIATION), CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SHIKSHA KENDRA,2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI 110 301. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI T.A. SHAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.K. MOHANAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 13000 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated the 6th day of May , 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are the Manager and Principal of O.E.M.Public school which is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. According to the petitioner , the petitioners' schools is Senior Secondary School affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and the said school is having all infrastructure required for running the Senior Secondary Division. According to the petitioners, there are 2500 students studying in the school for various classes including Secondary and Senior Secondary namely, Standard XI and XII. At present there are two groups offered to the petitioners' school in the Plus Two level which are only Science groups. According to the petitioners, there is demand from the parents for the admission of their children to Commerce Group with the subject of Humanities. Thus, it is averred in the writ petition that , the petitioners have applied through Online to the respondents for granting sanction for starting WPC 13000/11 2 Commerce Group in the Plus Two level in the school during the academic year 2011-2012. Ext.P2 is the Online application. They have remitted the fee also for granting Commerce Group. According to the petitioners, the said application is still pending. The further grievance of the petitioners is that the academic session starts by the beginning of June 2011 and therefore, it is prayed that the respondents may be directed to consider Exts.P2 to P4. 2. Having regard to the facts and circumstances involved in this case, especially, in the light of the fact that at present the petitioners are conducting a Public School and there are only two groups in the Plus Two level which are Science Groups, it is only just and proper to direct the respondents to consider Exts.P2 to P4. In the result, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Ist respondent to consider Exts.P2, P3 and P4 in accordance with merit and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, which WPC 13000/11 3 will be produced by the petitioners before the Ist respondent. V.K. MOHANAN JUDGE. kvm/- WPC 13000/11 4 kvm/- WPC 13000/11 5 WPC 13000/11 6