IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2007 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 37798 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ TOC H PUBLIC SCHOOL FACT TOWNSHIP,AMABALAMEDU, COCHIN 682 303,REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & MANAGER. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION (N) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM 695 004. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS TRIVANDRUM. 3. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER,ALWAYE 4. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION "SHIKSHA KENDRA" NO.2 COMMUNITY CENTER, PREET VIHAR,DELHI 110092,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.SREELATHA SHRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, SC FOR CBSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.12.2007 A/W. W.P.(C).NO.37837/07 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ====================== W.P.(C).Nos.37798, 37837, 37844, 37912 & 38011 of 2007 ====================== Dated this the 19th day of December, 2007 J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, the petitioners seek consideration of their application for No Objection Certificate from the State Government for affiliation of their schools with the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Government had issued fresh guidelines for issuing such No Objection Certificate which guidelines were set aside by a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) No.19723/07 and connected cases. Against that judgment, the Government had filed W.A.No.2563/2007 in which the Division Bench did not grant any interim order, but directed the Government to consider the applications by similarly placed petitioners in accordance with the guidelines in force prior to the revised guidelines. 2. In the above circumstances, the petitioners in these writ petitions have also become entitled to similar consideration. Accordingly, there would be a direction to the District Educational w.p.c.37826/07 2 Officer to consider the application submitted by the petitioners for No Objection Certificate in respect of their school, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment in accordance with the orders in the writ appeal. Director of Public Instruction or the District Educational Officer, if the application is pending before either of them, shall forward the application of the petitioners to the 1st respondent forthwith to facilitate consideration by the 1st respondent. The writ petitions are disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge.