IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 16TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25028 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.R.VIJAYAMONEY, PRINCIPAL, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. T.J.LAISON, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. SARALA VASUDEVAN, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. TESSY CHERIAN.M, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. RASHMI.P.R., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 6. KAVITHA.K.S., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 7. REKHA.K, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 8. SHEENA.C.J., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 9. JINI.P.J., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 10. CHUSHY.P.JOHN, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 11. MINI PETER, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 12. SHIJU.A.G., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 13. ANCY PAUL, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 14. SOJAN T.JOHN, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 15. SARITHA.A.P., HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 16. SAJITHA.M.M, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, IRINJALAKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. A.K.RITA, TEACHER IN CHARGE, RAJARSHI MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R5 BY G.P. SHRI T.T. MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.25028 of 2009-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of September, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners are respectively the Principal and certain other teachers of Rajarshi Memorial Higher Secondary School, Aloor. The said school has gotUpper Primary, High School and Higher Secondary sections each. 2. The school was a staff management school from the very beginning and for administration of the school, a bye-law was framed which has been approved by the department also. Ext.P1 is the copy of the bye- laws thus approved. Presently, in terms of the bye-laws, the 6th respondent who is in charge of the post of Headmaster, is functioning as Manager and the petitioners' complaint is that the suggestions and recommendations of the teaching staff with regard to the administration of the school, etc. are not being attended to by the 6th respondent. In these circumstances, the petitioners have pointed out certain modifications with regard to the managership and the functioning of the school before the District Educational Officer, as per Ext.P2 representation. Going by clause 9 of Ext.P1, the District Educational Officer is empowered to decide any dispute wpc 25028/2009 2 which may arise with regard to the administration of the school. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2, after hearing the petitioners and the 6th respondent and any other parties, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/