IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2009 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30624 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANAGER, NEW HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL NELLIMOODU, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.ANIL K.NAIR SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.30624/2009-W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 28th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Manager of New Higher Secondary School, Nellimoodu, Neyyattinkara. The school was established in the year 1954. It is averred that the property of the school comprises of 3 Acres and 37 cents. Even from the inception, nursery school with lower primary classes were being conducted by the Management, in separate premises. The same are not aided or recognised. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P13 order passed by the District Educational Officer withdrawing the recognition of the school on the ground that the directions issued by the Department to cease the functioning of the “New Sisuvihar Nursery and L.P.S. Nellimoodu” are not being complied with by the Manager. Against Ext.P13, Ext.P14 appeal is filed by the Manager before the Deputy Director of Education. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner has approached this Court challenging Ext.P13 and seeking for a direction to dispose of the appeal within a specified time. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. W.P.(C). No.30624/2009 -:2:- 4. There will be a direction to the second respondent-Deputy Director of Education to take a decision on Ext.P14 after hearing the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The implementation of Ext.P13 will stand stayed till Ext.P14 appeal is disposed of. The petitioner will produce the copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms