IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11700 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ AL IRSHAD CHARITABLE SOCIETY, OMASSERY, KALLURUTTY P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THAMARASSERY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 4. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (AFFILIATION UNIT), AMC CELL, PREETH VIHAR, NEW DELHI 1100002. 5. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, NEW DELHI. BY SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.11700 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the7th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioner is a Society, which runs a School, which seeks affiliation to the Central Board of Secondary Education, for which they have to submit a No Objection Certificate from the State Government. The petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed an application for the same which has been forwarded along with Ext.P3 and which is referred to in Ext.P4 report of the DEO. The petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the said application. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. When an application is filed for NOC, the State Government has a duty to consider and pass orders on the same in accordance with law. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the State Government to consider and pass orders on the application referred to in Exts.P3 and P4 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd 2