IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2009 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 36253 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M. BALASUBRAMONIAM, PROFESSOR IN MRIDANGAM, S.S.T COLLEGE OF MUSIC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.36253/2009-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 18th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the Secretary of the Kerala State Music College Teachers Welfare Forum. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to grant an opportunity to the petitioner for offering the views of the Forum before finalising the draft Special Rules. The petitioner is also working as a Professor in Mridangam in S.S.T College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram. Ext.P3 is the Special Rules now in force. On coming to know about the proposal to amend the rules, Exts.P4 and P5 representations have been filed. Ext.P6 is the guidelines issued by the Government providing simplified procedure for framing and amending the Special Rules, where there is a provision for discussion of the draft special rules with the representatives of the common service organisations and other recognised service organisations. It is the case of the petitioner that his organisation is a recognised one. 2. There will be a direction to the respondent to consider Exts.P4 and P5 and grant an appropriate opportunity to the petitioner to offer his views on the W.P.(C). No.36253/2009 -:2:- proposed draft Special Rules, if the same has not been finalised so far. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms