IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2008 / 14TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16547 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. T.P.LEELAVATHY, W/O.K.C.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, PARAMBATH HOUSE, PARAL POST, TELLUCHERRY TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. T.P.CHANDRA BABU, S/O.LATE ACHUTHAN NAMBIAR, PARAMBATH HOUSE, PARAL POST, TELLUCHERRY TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. T.P.PRASANNA KUMARI, D/O.LATE T.P.LAKSHMI AMMA, PARAMBATH HOUSE, PARAL POST, TELLUCHERRY TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.H. BADARUDDIN ADV. SMT. AYSHA RAHMAN RESPONDENTS: -------------------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, TELLUCHERRY SOUTH, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THALASSERY. 3. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. ............................................................................ W.P.(C) No. 16547 OF 2008 ............................................................................ Dated this the 4th June , 2008 J U D G M E N T One Achuthan Nambiar was the manager of Poduvacherry West L.P. School. It is stated that Achuthan Nambiar died and after his death, the school was being managed by his widow T.P. Lakshmi Amma. Lakshmi Amma died on 15.11.1993. It is further stated in the Writ Petition that after her death, the petitioners who constituted an educational agency agreed that till a regular Manager is appointed, the second petitioner T.P. Chandra Babu shall be the Manager. Accordingly, it is stated, Chandra Babu acted as the Manager. Further statement in the Writ Petition is that later the educational agency elected the first petitioner, T.P. Leelavathy, as the Manager of the school in December, 2007. Ext. P1 application for change of management involving change of ownership of the school was submitted by the first petitioner under Rule 5A of Chapter III K.E.R. The grievance of the petitioners is that Ext. P1 application is not disposed of. 2. It is submitted that the application is to be disposed of by the third respondent-Director of Public Instructions . Accordingly, there will be a direction to the third respondent-Director of Public Instructions to consider and dispose of Ext.P1 application in accordance with law. The third respondent shall dispose of Ext. P1 application within a period of three months, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk