IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 26TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25271 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.P.KURIAKOSE, H.S.A., ST MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL, ALUVA. 2. N.J.MARTIN, H.S.A., ST MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL, ALUVA. 3. SMT.ELZIT SCARIA, H.S.A., PHYSICAL SCIENCE, INFANT JESUS HIGH SCHOOL, VADAYAR. 4. ABRAHAM GEORGE, HSST.ST.LITTLE THERESA'S GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VAIKOM. 5. JOHN T.V.HSST.ST.LITTLE THERESA'S GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VAIKOM. 6. SMT.PREETHY KURIAN, L.G.H.TEACHER (UPSA) ST.LITTLE THERESA'S GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VAIKOM. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECATOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ST.AUGUSTIN'S CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, OFFICE OF THE ST.AUGUSTIN'S CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, REP.BY ITS CORPORATE MANAGER, ARCH DIOCESE OF ERNAKULAM - ANGAMALLY. 4. DARSANA SAMOOHAM EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, REP.BY ITS CORPORATE MANAGER, INFANT JESUS HIGH SCHOOL, VADAYAR. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.25271/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 17th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are teachers working in different schools under different Corporate Managements. Ext.P1 is the application for sanction of the newly proposed Arch Diocesan Corporate Educational Agency, Arch Diocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly before the Director of Public Instruction to bring together all the educational institutions under one umbrella. It is mentioned in Ext.P1 itself that all the staff members without any exception were given opportunity to raise objection if willing to. The objections in original submitted by various members of the staff are also forwarded along with Ext.P1. 2. The petitioners, it appears, have filed Ext.P3 representation before the Director of Public Instruction opposing the proposal for sanction of the newly proposed Arch Diocesan Corporate Educational Agency, Arch Diocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. The writ petition is filed seeking appropriate directions to the Director of Public Instruction to consider the grievances raised by the petitioners and others in Ext.P3 also before any orders are passed on Ext.P1. W.P.(C). No.25271/2009 -:2:- 3. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that after the receipt of Ext.P1, the Director of Public Instruction has called for the report of the Educational authority concerned and the matter is still pending before the Director of Public Instruction. It is assured that the objections which have been already forwarded along with Ext.P1 and Ext.P3 produced herein will also be considered while passing orders by the Director of Public Instruction on Ext.P1. The same is recorded. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms