IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27880 of 2011(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- M.S.MADHU, KANJIRAPPILLIL, KAIPATTOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-689 648. BY ADVS. SRI.K.P.HARISH SRI.M.T.SURESHKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 645. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAIPATTOOR, KAIPATTOOR.P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. PIN-689 648. 3. M.V.SUDHAKARAN, PRESIDENT, PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAIPATTOOR, KAIPATTOOR.P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. PIN-689648. 4. M.K.SATHYAN, * PRESIDENT, PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAIPATTOOR, KAIPATTOOR.P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. PIN-689648. * (CORRECTED AS SECRETARY AS PER ORDER DTD. 15.11.11 IN I.A.17522/11) BY SRI. M.A. FAYAZ, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.27880/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE ABOVE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(MS)NO.126/2007/GED DATED 25.6.2007. EXHIBIT P1(a) COPY OF APPENDIX IN ORDER GO(MS) 126/2007/GED DTD. 25.6.07. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 27.8.2011. EXHIBIT P3 THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH OTHER PARENTS BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 6.9.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27880 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T Certain disputes with regard to the election of office bearers of the Parent Teachers Association of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kaipattoor in Pathanamthitta District has resulted in the petitioner approaching this Court by filing this writ petition. 2. It is stated that the petitioner's children are studying in the said school. The General Body of the PTA was held on 12.08.2011 for conducting election to the Executive Committee. It is stated that the General Body meeting was conducted in violation of certain guidelines. Various aspects have been pointed out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the writ petition. Seeking for intervention in the matter, the petitioner has approached the District Educational Officer as per Exts.P2 and P3 representations. 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that complaints have been forwarded to the W.P.(C) No.27880/2011 2 Headmaster for comments and on receipt of the same, the matter will be considered in accordance with law. It is submitted that according to the report of the Headmaster, the elections are held properly. 4. I am not going into the merits of the matter since the District Educational Officer will have to consider the same in accordance with law. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider Exts.P2 and P3 complaints, with notice to the petitioner and the respondents 2 to 4, and take a decision in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp