IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2010 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 33631 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- LAJNATHUL ISLAMIYA, REGISTRATION NO.305 OF 1993, CHOLAKUNDU, PARAPPUR, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MR.ANWAR SADIQ C.K. BY ADV. SRI.ALIAS M.CHERIAN SRI.T.A.JEHFER SADHIQ RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, VAZHUTHAKKADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI. M.A. ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 33631 of 2009(Y) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF REGISTRATION DATED 14.07.93. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.D6/33542/2007 DATED 26.02.07. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT IN PARAPPOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD IN A/C NO.1376. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 17.03.07. EXT.P5 : TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 07.03.08. EXT.P6 : TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 08.10.08. EXT.P7 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.O&M(3)/72658/09/DPI/K.Dis DATED 12.11.09. /TRUE COPY/ PS TO JUDGE T.R.Ramachandran Nair, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.33631 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner is seeking for a direction to the second respondent to consider his application for Madrasa grant which was being issued to the institution upto the year 2005-06 as evident from Ext.P2. Petitioner is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. They are having various religious activities as well as the Madrasa for giving education in general subjects like English, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Hindi, etc. They are employing teachers as well as staff. 2. By Ext.P7 the Public Information Officer gave a reply stating that the application has not been recommended. This is under challenge in the present writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the W.P.(C) No.33631 of 2009 - 2 - learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 4. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the second respondent has already forwarded the application to the first respondent. Exts.P4 and P5 are applications for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08 . Ext.P6 is the last application made for the year 2008-09. 5. Since the first respondent is the competent authority, there will be a direction to the said respondent to take a decision with regard to the claim made by the petitioner for Madrasa grant after hearing the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The decision taken in the matter will also be communicated to the petitioner. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. T.R.Ramachandran Nair, Judge vns