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. 19007 of 2011() ------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- K.KALYANI AMMA, MANAGER, C.K.G. MEMORIAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, P.O., CHINGAPURAM, (VIA) THIKKODI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI SMT.SMITHA GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARPTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE SPECIAL OFFICER, RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (RMSA), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE-673001. 4. THE HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, VANMUGHAM, PIN-673529, (VIA) THIKKODI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 5. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V. VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 19007 of 2011() APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED .06.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PARENT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. EXT.P2 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 4.7.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.19007/2011-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Manager of an Aided School, namely, C.K.G Memorial Higher Secondary School in Kozhikode District. The grievance raised in this writ petition is against the proposed upgradation of Government Upper Primary Schoo1, Vanmugham which according to the petitioner is within the distance of 3kms. from the petitioner's school. It is pointed out that there is no educational need in the locality for upgradation. 2. Learned Government Pleader submitted that under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan Scheme, the said school has been included in the list for upgradation and forwarded to the Central Government and the matter is still pending before the Central Government. Therefore, evidently, after the list is approved, the State Government will have to take an appropriate decision in the matter. Hence, it is open to the petitioner to raise all the objections before W.P.(C). No.19007/2011 -:2:- the State Government. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that already Exts.P1 and P2 representations have been filed in the matter. Even though it is addressed to the Hon'ble Minister for Education, it will be considered by the Government at appropriate time with notice to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment to the first respondent for compliance. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms