IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 15TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 22089 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANAGER, ST.MICHAEL'S PUBLIC SCHOOL, THIRUMARAYOOR, VELIYANAD.P.O., ARAKUNNAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MOHAN JACOB GEORGE SMT.P.V.PARVATHI SMT.REENA THOMAS SRI.L.RAM MOHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, (AFFILIATION UNIT), A.M.C.CELL, PREETH VIHAR, DELHI-110 092, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN/ PRINCIPAL OFFICER. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 039. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. R1 BY ADV. SHRI DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SMT. NISHA BOSE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R2,3,4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 12.1.1988 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER'S EXT.P2(A)-TRUE COPY OF LINE REGISTRATION EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 15.12.2008 EXT.P4-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 5.1.2009 EXT.P5-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 15.4.1988 EXT.P6-TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD CENTRAL SCHOOL, CHAKKUVALLY EXT.P7-TRUE COPY OF LAND CERTIFIATE DATED 30.6.2007 EXT.P8-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 26.3.2008 EXT.P9-TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY TDB CENTRAL SCHOOL, VETTIKKAVALA, KOLLAM. EXT.P10-TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY TDB CENTRAL SCHOOL, KADAKKAL EXT.P10(A)-TRUE COPY OF AFFILIATION GRANTED TO TDB CENTRAL SCHOOL, VETTIKKAVALA EXT.P11-TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER PASSED IN WPC 29649/2009 EXT.P12-TRUE COPY OF GO DATED 10.6.2011 // TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 22089 of 2010-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of September, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks for a direction to the first respondent to grant affiliation to the school and for a further direction to the second respondent Government to grant No Objection Certificate. 2. This is a case where the petitioner's application has been returned by the District Educational Officer in the light of the then policy of the Government. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the Government has recently passed an order, Ext.P12 produced along with I.A. No.14572/2011. The said order shows that the Government has accorded sanction for issuing No Objection Certificate for getting CBSE/ICSE affiliation to schools, which totally fulfills the norms and conditions prescribed by the CBSE/ICSE and having own land and basic facilities. It shows that further guidelines will be issued by the department in due course. 3. In the light of the above, the petitioner will resubmit the application to the District Educational Officer along with a copy of this judgment. The District Educational Officer after completing all the formalities, will wpc 22089/2010 2 transmit the application through proper channel to the Government within one month thereafter and the Government will take a final decision within a period of three months after the receipt of the same, in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/