IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2008 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 7027 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.P.VALSALAN, S/O.P.P.KRISHNAN, PALERIPOYIL HOUSE, P.O.CHENDAYAD, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.PAREETH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PANOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY G.P. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.7027 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 4th day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the present educational agency of an aided school, by succession. However, the petitioner is employed under the Government of Pondichery and, therefore, he is unable to be the manager of the school. Since his wife is a teacher in the same school, she is also not eligible to act as the manager. Originally, the petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the Government to consider his application for exemption under Rule 8(2) of Chapter III of the KER. However, now he seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P3 application submitted by him for approval of his nominee, viz., Sri.Sreejesh.K., S/o.Sreedharan, aged 30 years, Sreenilayam, P.O.Panoor, as the manager of the school till 30.11.2015 which is the date of his retirement. The petitioner now confines his prayer for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. w.p.c.7027/08 2 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge