IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2009 / 6TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25079 of 2009(D) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- CORPORATE MANAGER, CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, DIOCESE OF MANANTHAVADY, PASTORAL CENTRE, MANANTHAVADY P.O. BY MR.POOVAMULLE PARAMBIL ABDULKAREEM, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 4. M.C. VINCENT, PRINCIPAL, ST. JOSEPH'S TTI, MANANTHAVADY. 5. C.L. VINCENT, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (PHYSICAL SCIENCE), ST. JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL, KALLODY, WAYANAD. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.25079 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Corporate Manager of Corporate Educational Agency, Diocese of Mananthavady. The main grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is that in spite of various orders recognizing the minority rights of the Diocese of Mananthavady under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India, the authorities have taken a different stand going by Exhibits P4 and P7. 2. Exhibit P4 is the order passed by the District Educational Officer, Wayanad wherein the view taken is that the Management has not produced any certificate showing the minority status. The petitioner submits that the said view taken is against the various decisions of this Court and the Apex Court under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India. 3. It is also pointed out that the Diocese of Mananthavady have got various schools in Wayanad, Kannur and Malappuram W.P.(C) No.25079/09 2 Districts and various orders have been passed by the Educational Authorities approving the appointments made by the Diocese also. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P17 revision petition before the Government in the matter. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P17, after hearing the petitioner and other affected parties, within a period of four 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