IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 35410 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- THE MANAGER, MARY GIRI VIDYA MANDHIR, PUNALUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PUNALUR. 4. THE SECRETARY, COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS, PRAGATI HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR,47-48, NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. SRI. P. PARAMESWARAN NAIR – ASST. SOL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 35410 OF 2007 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks consideration of its application for No Objection Certificate from the State Government for affiliation of its School with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. 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 of 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 petitioner in this writ petition has also become entitled to similar consideration. Accordingly, there would be a direction to the Government to consider the application submitted by the petitioner for No W.P.(c) No.35410/07 2 Objection Certificate in respect of its 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. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.35410/07 3