IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2011 / 15TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 16257 of 2011(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- B.P.GOPALAKRISHNAN,S/O.PARUKUTTY AMMA, AGED 51 YEARS,"SAYOOJYAM",MAITHRA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.BABU S. NAIR SRI.K.RAKESH RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT,DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN-695001. 2. THE STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR,RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SIKSHA ABHIYAN,STATE PROJECT OFFICE, 7TH FLOOR,TRANS TOWERS,VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM,.PIN-695004. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM,PIN-676505. BY SRI.VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.16257/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF ORDER ISSUED BY R1 DTD. 16.11.10. EXT. P2 : COPY OF COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY R2 TO R3 DTD. 10.5.11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16257 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Vice President of the Parent Teachers Association of the Government Upper Primary School, Maithra in Oorngattiri Grama Panchayath in Malappuram District. This writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to include the school in the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (R.M.S.A) scheme. 2. It is pointed out that the school was established in the year 1925 and it is in a most backward area in Malappuram District. Presently, there are more than 700 students studying in the school and the only one High School in Oorngattiri Grama Panchayath is in Moorkkanad which is more than 7 kilometers from the G.U.P.School, Maithra. 3. It is pointed out that being a most backward area, the school ought to have been included in the scheme. The petitioner, therefore, seeks for a direction to include the school in the said scheme. W.P.(C) No.16257/2011 2 4. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that in the list already forwarded to the Central Government, the Government Upper Primary School, Maithra has not been included and there is no formal application from the school authorities in that regard also. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that identification of the school is to be done by satellite mapping and no particular application of the school authorities or any other person is envisaged. Whatever that be, as the school has not been included for this year in the list forwarded to the Central Government, at this stage no direction can be issued to include the school in the scheme but the school will be considered in the next year i.e. 2012-2013 for inclusion in Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (R.M.S.A) scheme, if all the conditions are satisfied. The petitioner who represents the P.T.A of the school also will submit a formal application before the educational authorities concerned. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp