IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2007 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 33891 of 2006(I) ------------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- THE MANAGER, ST.JOHN'S VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, OOMMANNOOR P.O., KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SRI.K.M.ANEESH RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, NANDAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-698 083. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 33891 of 2006(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: Ext.P1: True copy of the relevant portion of the judgment O.P.No.22025/00 V dated 2.1.2001. Ext.P2: True copy of the decision of the District Level Committee. Ext.P3: True copy of the order No.G.O.(MS)No.105/02/C.Edn.dated Trivandrum 18.5.2002 issued by the 1st respondent. Ext.P4: True copy of the order O.P.No.16512/02 dated 1.7.2003. Ext.P5: True copy of the order G.O.(RT)No.3194/03/G.Edn.dated Trivandrum 11.8.2003. Ext.P6: True copy of the judgment O.P.No.16512/02 N dated 22.8.2002. Ext.P7: True copy of the order W.P.(C)No.3482/06 M dated 6.2.2006. Ext.P8: True copy of the representation filed by the petitioner dated 8.2.2006. Ext.P9: True copy of the order G.O.(MS)No.278/06/G.Edn. Dated Thiruvananthapuram 9.11.2006. Ext.P10: True copy of the judgment W.P.(C)No.24862/05(I) dated 7.12.2005. Ext.P11: True copy of the certificate No.A3.66/06 issued by the Oommannoor Grama Panchayat Office dated 22.2.2006. Ext.P12: True copy of the certificate No.A3.66/06 issued by the Oommannoor Grama Panchayat Office dated 22.2.2006. Ext.P13: True copy of the certificate No.A3.66/06 issued by the Oommannoor Grama Panchayat Office dated 22.2.2006. // True copy // P.A. to Judge S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)NO.33891OF 2006 -------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF MARCH, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of an aided school. He applied for grant of plus 2 course in the school in 1997. The same was not granted in that year. In O.P.No.16512/02 this Court passed Ext.P6 judgment directing the Government to give preference to the petitioner's school in the event of a change in policy of the Government. It appears that the stand of the Government was that as per the policy of the Government they do not intend to grant any fresh plus 2 course. In spite of the said alleged Government policy, the Government itself has granted plus 2 Schools to various managements mentioned in that original petition. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with this writ petition seeking a direction to the Government to grant plus 2 course to the petitioner's school. He has also filed Ext.P8 representation in this regard before the 2nd respondent. In the above circumstances, I feel that it is only proper that the 2nd respondent considers and pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. 3. Accordingly, there would be a direction to the 2nd W.P.(c)33891/06 2 respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Before passing final orders, the petitioner shall afforded an opportunity of being heard and the 2nd respondent shall consider whatever materials the petitioner places before him in support of his case including Ext.P10 judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)33891/06 3