IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2008 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 8886 of 2008(S) ------------------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. C.V.KUNHIPPA, AGED 37 YEARS S/O.MOIDEENKUTTY, CHOROTHU VALAPPIL HOUSE EASWARAMANGALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. M.V.DHARMAPALAN, AGED 57 YEARS S/O. VELAYUDHAN, MELEVATTASSERY P.O. EASWARAMANGALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PONNANI. 4. DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE AND ANTICORRUPTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. MANAGER, EASWARAMANGALAM NEW U.P.SCHOOL EASWARAMANGALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 6. MINI VARGHESE, HEDMISTRESS, EASWARAMANGALAM NEW U.P.SCHOOL EASWARAMANGALAM . R1 TO R4 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.8886 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 28th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Petitioners claim that they are parents of children studying in the 5th respondent school. Their main allegation in this writ petition filed in the style of public interest litigation is that the 6th respondent has misappropriated huge funds of the State Government, but no action is being taken by respondents 1 to 3. Therefore, they are before us for appropriate directions. 2. When the matter was posted before this Court for admission, we had directed Smt.K.Meera, learned Government Pleader, to secure appropriate instructions from respondents 1 to 3. 3. On instructions, learned Government Pleader submits today that on the complaints by the petitioners and similarly placed persons, the respondents have taken effective steps to redress the grievance made by the petitioners and similarly placed persons on the complaints filed by them. 4. In the normal course we would not have entertained this writ petition because public interest litigation cannot be made use of for the purposes pleaded and reliefs sought in the writ petition. But taking into consideration the allegations made by the petitioners that huge funds of the State Government have been misappropriated by the 6th respondent and no action is being taken by respondents 1 to 3, we had only asked the Government Pleader to obtain instructions. 5. After hearing the learned Government Pleader we are satisfied that on the allegations made by the petitioners and similarly placed persons, W.P.(C) No.8886 of 2008 2 enquiries/investigations are being done by respondents 1 to 3 . In view of that, in our opinion, that should satisfy the interest of the petitioners. Public interest litigations cannot be made use of by the so-called public spirited citizens for the purpose of witch hunting. Even if it is filed this Court is not expected to permit the petitioners to achieve that object. 6. In that view of the matter no further orders are required in this writ petition. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of as having become unnecessary. 7. I.A.No.6305 of 2008 is closed. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) JUDGE vns