IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5602 of 2006(S) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOHN.T.MURIKANANI, AGED 70 YEARS, S/O.THOMAS MURIKANANI, PRESIDENT, AZHIMATH VIRUDHA MUNNANI, MURIKANANIKAL HOUSE, AYAVANA P.O. MUVATTUPPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. CO-OPERATIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL, Y.M.C.A. ROAD, MUVATTUPPUZHA. 5. SREE NEELAKANTA THEERTHA PADA VIDYANIKETHAN ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTH MARADI, MUVATTUPPUZHA P.O. 6. ST.GEORGE JUNION ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL, CHERAI, KOTHAMANGALAM.. 7. VIVEKANANDA VIDYALAYAM KADATHY EAST, MUVATTUPPUZHA MARKET P.O. 8. SREE SANKARA VIDYA NIKETHAN U.P.SCHOOL, PRALEYAKKAD, THURUTHI P.O .MUDAKKUZHA. 9. LITTLE FLOWER CONVENT, ENGLISH MEDIUM L.P.SCHOOL, KORATTY, CHALAKKUDY. 10. PARIPALANA L.P.SCHOOL, VAKATHANAM, CHANGANACHERRY. 11. NEW MAN ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL, PAINAVU, ARKULAM, VAZHATHOPPU. 12. ST.SEBASTIAN L.P.SCHOOL, POTTANKADU, ADIMALI P.O. ADDL.R13 IMPLEADED: ADDL.R13: THE KERALA UNAIDED SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (K.U.S.A), REGN.NO. Q.481, T.C.3/2695, EAST PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT N.C.PILLAI. IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT.21/3/06 IN IA.4350/2006. R1 TO R3 - BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. R4 - SRI.T.KURIAKOSE PETER & SRI.ABRAHAM P.GEORGE ADV. SRI.KURIAN GEORGE KANNAMTHANAM (SR.) FOR R9 SRI.N.NAGARESH FOR R7 SRI.P.CHANDY JOSEPH FOR R12 SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI FOR ADDL.R SRI.V.M.KURIAN FOR R12 SRI.A.V.THOMAS FOR R12 SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN FOR R12 SRI.K.T.THOMAS FOR R12 SRI.K.G.CLEETUS FOR R10 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PHOTOCOPY OF GOVT. ORDER DT. 21/2/2004. EXT.P2: PHOTOCOPY OF DISTRICT WISE ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR 2002-03 & 2003-04. EXT.P3: PHOTOCOPY OF DISTRICT WISE LIST OF SCHOOLS RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R4(A): TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF PROFORMA DT. 21/6/2005. EXT.R7(A): TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATIONDT. 27/6/2003. OF D.P.I. EXT.R7(B): TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION DT. 29/10/2003. EXT.R7(C); TRUE COPY OF REVIEW PETITION DT. 10/11/2003. EXT.R7(D): TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT. 18/1/2006. EXT.R13A: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT. 13/9/2001 IN CA.6884/2000. EXT.R13A: TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR DT. 30/11/2004. ANNEXURE 1: COPY OF ORD4R DT. 12/1/2006. ANNEXURE2: COPY OF ORDER DT. 10/4/2006 OF DY.DIRECTOR OF EDN. H.L. DATTU, C.J. & A.K. BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P (C). No. 5602 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of July, 2008 Judgment A.K. Basheer, J: Petitioner claims that he is the President of “Azhimathi Virudha Munnani, ” a registered Organisation which is in the forefront of the struggle to wipe out corruption and malpractices from the society. 2.The primary prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus or direction to respondents 1 to 3 not to grant recognition to respondents 4 to 12 and other existing unaided schools , without following the procedures prescribed by the Kerala Education Act and the Rules thereunder. 3. When this writ petition came up for consideration today before us, it is brought to our notice that the Government has taken a policy decision not to accord sanction or recognition to unaided schools. In view of the above proclaimed policy decision, no other orders are necessary in this writ petition. The writ petition is closed. H.L. DATTU Chief Justice A.K. BASHEER Judge an.