THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20953 OF 2005 Dt: 26.09.2005 Between: S.B.V.D. Sabha, rep., by its Secretary & Correspondent, Sri N. Sreeramulu. .. Petitioner AND The Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad & 2 others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20953 OF 2005 ORDER: The petitioner is an Educational Society. It was established various institutions, such as, High Schools, Junior Colleges and Degree Colleges. One N. Chinnaiah was elected as Secretary and Correspondent of the Institutions established by the petitioner. The same was approved by the respondents herein, who are the competent authorities to do so. Chinnaiah is said to have died on 07.12.2004. Thereupon, a meeting of the General Body was conducted on 15.12.2004 and one Sreeramulu, S/o. Chinnaiah was elected as the Secretary and Correspondent. Proposals were submitted before all the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that no orders have been passed thereon and in the meanwhile, the institutions are made to function without Secretary and Correspondent. He seeks appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education. The Secretary and Correspondent of a Private Educational Institution works as a conduit between the society, which established the institution, and the Government. It is through him that the entire correspondence has to be undertaken. The Secretary and Correspondent of the institutions established by the petitioner died in December 2004. Immediately thereafter, a new incumbent was elected and proposals were submitted to the respondents. There cannot be any justification for keeping the matter pending for so many months. It is not as if there are any disputes within the society. This Court takes serious exception to the indifference exhibited by the respondents herein, in a simple matter of approval of the correspondentship, for the educational institution. The writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents herein to pass appropriate orders in the matter of approval of Secretary and Correspondent of the institutions established by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ 26.09.2005 Note:- Issue CC in two days. B/o. ES