IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10186 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.V.J.GEORGE,AGED 55 YEARS,S/O.JOHN, VELLIYANIKKAL,PONNARIMANGALAM,MULAVUKAD.P.O, PIN-682504,MULAVUKAD.P.O,PIN-682504,(F0RMER P T A PRESIDENT,HIDAYATHURL ISLAM HIGH SCHOOL, PONNARIMANGALAM). BY ADV. SRI.K.A.MANZOOR ALI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGER,HIDAYATHUL ISLAM HIGH SCHOOL PONNARIMANGALAM. 3. SMT.P.S.SREEDEVI,HEADMISTRESS UNDER SUSPENSION,HIDAYATHUL ISLAM HIGH SCHOOL, PONNARIMANGALAM. 4. P.B.ABDUL KHADER,POTHADI HOUSE, PONNARIMANGALAM,PIN-682504. R1 BY G.P. SHRI T.T. MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 10186 of 2011-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the former President of the Parent Teacher Association of a school. The Manager of the school is the second respondent. It appears that the third respondent Headmistress was placed under suspension pending disciplinary action. The matter was challenged by the third respondent before the Government and the Government finally passed Ext.P8 order directing reinstatement of the third respondent by allowing the revision petition filed by her. This is under challenge in the writ petition. 2. It is well settled by various decisions of the Apex Court and this Court that a public interest litigation will not lie in a service matter. Even though the present writ petition is not styled as a public interest litigation, as far as the petitioner is concerned, he is a third party to the disciplinary proceedings. The disciplinary proceedings is only a matter between the Manager on the one side and the delinquent on the other side and the department is also involved in the light of the various provisions of the Rules. Apart from that, the Government also found that the continued wpc 10186/2011 2 suspension is not required and has ordered reinstatement of the third respondent. Since the petitioner has no locus standi in the matter, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/