IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2011 / 4TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1241 of 2011(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. M/S.KERALA STATE TAIMIL PROTECTION COUNCIL, 1/362, KARPAKA ILLAM, KARUVAPPARAI, KOZHINJAMPARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN-678 555, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY PECHI MUTHU. 2. RANJITH.K., S/O.KARAMALAN.N, POLIPARA, PARISAKKAL P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. ANTONY PRAVIN.M., S/O.MICHAEL, PARISAKKAL.P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. KARTHIKEYAN.S., S/O.SOUNDARAJAN.S., 5TH MILE, METTUKADAI, K.K.PATHY P.O., 5. SIVANNDAN.S., S/O.SOWNDARAJAN, NATARAJ GOUNDER COLONY, VANNAMADA, PALAKKAD. BY ADVS. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN HARIHARAN. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION/ VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. svs ........2/-... ...2... WP(C).No. 1241/2011(E) 3. JOINT DIRECTOR, EXAMINATION WING, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. SECRETARY TO LINGUISTIC MINORITY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 5. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINOIRTY, (SOUTH ZONE) RAJAJI BHAVAN, IIND FLOOR, BASANTH NAGAR, CHENNAI-600 090. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSHKUMAR R5 BY ADV. SRI.ABRAHAM THOMAS (PUTHURAN) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No.1241 of of 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are aggrieved by Instruction No.iii in Ext.P4 which provided that the candidates for Higher Secondary Examination will be permitted to write the examination either in English or in Malayalam only. According to the petitioners, by Ext.P3 circular, the Government had already permitted the candidates to write their examination in Tamil and Kannada as well and that overlooking Ext.P3, Ext.P4 order was issued. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions concedes that it was a mistake which resulted in Ext.P4 and submitted that by order dated 14.1.2011, respondents have corrected instruction No.iii in Ext.P4 and included Tamil and Kannada as well. Now that such an order has been issued, the grievance of the petitioner no longer survives. The writ petition is closed as above. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma W.P (C) No. 2010 2