IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2011 / 31ST ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 16943 of 2011(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- LITTLE FLOWER ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER,LITTLE FLOWER EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST OF ST.THOMAS PROVINCE OF LITTLE FLOWER CONGREGATION(CST FATHERS)IN BRIEF LITTLE FLOWER TRUST,(REG.NO.147/2010 OF CHEVAYOOR SRO), CHEVAYOOR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS. SRI.V.THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI, SRI.E.N.VISHNU NAMBOODIRI, SRI.M.C.RAJEEV, SRI.S.P.SURESH KUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 033. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, VAZHUTHAKKAD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 014. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE- 673 357. 4. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, (AFFILIATION UNIT), AMC CELL,PREETH VIHAR, NEW DELHI- 110 002. 5. UNION OF INDIA,REP.BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT,NEW DELHI- 110 016. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V. VIJULAL, R4 BY SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, S.C. R5 BY SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASG OF INDIA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.16943/2011-P: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE TRUST DEED NO. 147/2010 OF CHEVAYOOR SUB REGISTRAR OFFICE. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. DTD. 23/03/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.16943/2011-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an English Medium Schoo1 represented by its Manager and the direction sought for is to grant No-Objection Certificate for getting affiliation with the fourth respondent-Central Board of Secondary Education. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the fifth respondent-Union of India, learned Standing Counsel for the fourth respondent and the learned Government Pleader. 3. Various averments have been made in the writ petition justifying the basic amenities provided by the petitioner for the school. I am not pronouncing anything on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the application has already been routed through the District Educational Officer concerned and he has already forwarded the report to the Government. W.P.(C). No.16943/2011 -:2:- Ext.P2 is the further representation submitted by the petitioner. 4. It is upto the State Government to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in terms of the recent Government Order dated 10/06/2011. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the process of finalising the guidelines are being completed. Therefore, there will be a direction to the State Government to take a decision on the application submitted by the petitioner for grant of No-Objection Certificate in terms of the guidelines and in the light of the Government Order dated 10/06/2011 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms