IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 29224 of 2009(W) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- M.SASIDHARAN,S/O.LATE VELAYUDHAN, AGED 58 YEARS,MANAGER,NALLUR EAST AUP SCHOOL, P.O.PERUMUGHAM,KOZHIKODE-673631. BY MR.KURIAN GEORGE KANNANTHANAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE BY ADV. MR.JIJI THOMAS PAMBACKAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, FEROKE,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.29224 of 2009-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of Nallur East AUP School. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that in spite of Ext.P3 notice served on the Director of Public Instruction invoking Section 7(6) of the Kerala Education Act and Chapter V Rule 24 of the K.E.R., no action is being taken in the matter. 2. The school was established in the year 1930. Even going by Ext.P3, there are 17 class divisions and 665 students in the school. It is the case of the petitioner that being an old aged man and as there is nobody to manage the school, he wants to close down the school. 3. Learned Govt. Pleader submitted that Ext.P3 has been received and the matter will have to be considered in the larger perspective, viz. the interest of the students and members of the public. It is submitted that a decision in accordance with law, will be taken by the Director of Public Instruction. 4. In the above view of the matter, I am not going into the merits or regarding the entitlement of the petitioner to close down the school. Ext.P3 wpc 29224/2009 2 will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed by the Director of Public Instruction and the result of the same will be communicated to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/