IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 23880 of 2003(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ THE MANAGER, KUTTAMBOOR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL (UNAIDED), P.O. PUNNASSERY, NARIKUNI, KUTTAMBOOR, M.C.CHANDRAN, MANICKANCHALIL HOUSE, IYYAD (P.O), UNNIKULAM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.MARTHANDAN UNNITHAN SRI.V.JAYAKUMAR SRI.K.P.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. BY G.P. SMT.SMITHA SUKUMARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DT.26.9.98 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER. P2: TRUE COPY OF GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DT.14.2.2000. P3: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.5.6.2000 SUBMITTED BY THE MANAGEMENT BEFORE THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION. P4: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.2.1.2001 IN O.P. NO.22455/2000 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. P5: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.18.7.2002 IN WA NO.2209/2001 PASSED BY THE DIVISION BENCH OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P6: TRUE COPY OF GOVERNMENT ORDER DT.4.10.2002. P7: TRUE COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY NEWS PAPER DT.30.6.2003. P8: TRUE COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY NEWS PAPER DT.9.7.2003. P9: TRUE COPY OF GOVERNMENT ORDER DT.16.1.2003. P10: TRUE COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY NEWS PAPER DT.23.7.2003. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.23880 of 2003 .................................................................... Dated this the 8th day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. Prayer is for conversion of unaided school to aided school. There is no interim order by this court during pendency of the W.P. for the last five years. We, therefore, close the W.P. leaving freedom to the petitioner to make application, if maintainable in accordance with the current norms and policy of the Government. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms