IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36977 of 2009(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. REV. FR. C.K.ISSAC, S/O. KURIAKOSE, AGED 65 YEARS, VICAR, ST. MARY'S ORTHODOX CHURCH UMMINIKKUNNU, POTHANICKADU. 2. JAMES VARGHESE, S/O. VARGHESE, AGED 56 YEARS, NEDUMCHALIL HOUSE, VAZHAPPALLY, MUDAVOOR.P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, PIN-686669. BY ADV. MR.BIJU ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.A.KURIAKOSE, S/O. AVIRA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, PUKKUNNEL HOUSE, UPPUKULAM, OONNUKAL. 3. M.V.THAMPI, S/O. VARKEY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, MANNARAPRAYIL HOUSE, POTHANICKADU. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 36977 of 2009-N - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners are respectively the Vicar of St. Mary's Orthodox Church and the Manager elected as per the bye-laws of St. Mary's High School. 2. The first petitioner submitted an application on 11.3.2009showing change of management and requested the District Educational Officer to approve the same. The District Educational Officer, by Ext.P2 rejected the application. The petitioners filed an appeal before the Director of Public Instruction which was dismissed by Ext.P3 by a non-speaking order. Thereafter, the petitioners have filed a revision petition before the first respondent as per Ext.P4 and Ext.P5 is the further reminder forwarded by the petitioners in the matter seeking for an early disposal of the revision petition. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter, the petitioners have filed this writ petition. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P4 revision petition, after hearing the petitioners, and respondents 2 and 3 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of wpc 36977/2009 2 this judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the judgment for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/