IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2011 / 3RD SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 17694 of 2011(J) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- T.ABDUL SALAM, KALATHIL HOUSE, S/O.MOHAMMED MUSLIYAR, AGED 46 YEARS, ELANKUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, (PRESIDENT, PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL ELANKUR). BY ADVS. SRI.P.SAMSUDIN SRI.E.M.UNNIKRISHNAN (MANJERI) SRI.K.C.ANTONY MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM-676505. 3. THE STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR, RASHTREEYA MADHYAMIC SIKSHA ABHIYAN, STATE PROJECT OFFICE, 7TH FLOOR, TRANS TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695014. 4. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. BY SRI.V. VIJULAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.17694/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF RESOLUTION No.7(11) OF THRIKKANGODE GRAMA PANCHAYATH DTD. 11.06.07. EXT. P2 : COPY OF LIST OF SCHOOLS PROPOSED FOR UPGRADATION ISSUED BY R2. EXT. P3 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 31.5.11 SUBMITTED TO Director of Public Instruction. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17694 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the President of Parent Teachers Association of Government Upper Primary School, Elankur in Ernad Taluk in Malappuram District. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to pass appropriate orders to upgrade the above school as a High School. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that under the auspices of the Ministry of Human Resources, a scheme namely, Rashtreeya Madhyamic Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) has been introduced by the Government of India and the school had submitted an application for upgradation. Thereafter, the 2nd respondent conducted a survey and submitted a report recommending to upgrade the petitioner's school as a High School. It is submitted that the Deputy Director of Education has included the school in the list of schools for upgradation as Sl.No.2. On finding that steps are not being taken in the matter, this writ petition has been filed. W.P.(C) No.17694/2011 2 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the 3rd respondent has not received any application from the school. After the satellite mapping is over, it was also found that the school is not eligible for inclusion in the list. But, it is submitted that if a proper application is received, the school will be considered for the next year in terms of the procedures prescribed. Evidently, it is for the petitioner who is the President of the Parent Teachers Association to see that proper application is submitted by the school authorities seeking upgradation and for the benefit of Rashtreeya Madhyamic Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) scheme. Evidently, as far as this year is concerned, the list has been forwarded to the Central Government. Therefore, only for the next year, any application can be filed. Leaving open the said remedy, this writ petition is closed. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp