IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2009 / 2ND SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 17274 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VICAR, ST.THOMAS CATHEDRAL, IRINJALAKKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, IRINJALAKKUDA. 4. THE SECRETARY, IRINJALAKKUDA MUNICIPALITY, IRINJALAKKUDA. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.17274/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is a Vicar of St.Thomas Cathedral, Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur District. Mukundapuram Govt.L.P.School is housed in a building owned by the church and situated in the church premises. It is in Survey No.9241/1 of Manavalassery Village in Mukundapuram Taluk. It is averred in the writ petition that the school was established 145 years ago. Presently, in view of the establishment of various schools in the vicinity, the number of students' in the school has gone down as anything. It is pointed out that the students' strength in Std.I to IV during the year 2008-09 and 2009-2010 is only 43 and 29 respectively. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has requested for the closing down of the school or for shifting it to some other place so that the church will get back the building and the land in which the school is situated. It is pointed out that two Government schools and two Aided schools are functioning close by to the said school. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the Government has not taken any decision to close down the school. It is W.P.(C). No.17274/2009 -:2:- upto the first respondent to take a decision in the matter. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to communicate the decision on Ext.P1 to the petitioner after considering the details put forth therein within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms