IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2011 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 27261 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- G.K.REGHUKUMAR, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI GOPLAKRISHNA BHAVANAM, CHATHAKULAM PO, PORUVAZHI,KOLLAM DISTRICT, PRESIDENT, PARENTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD CENTRAL SCHOOL, CHAKKUVALLY,SOORNADU PO, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VINOY VARGHESE KALLUMOOTTILL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANKODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE MANAGER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, CENTRAL SCHOOL, CHAKKUVALLY, SOORANADU PO KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 001. 3. THE PRINCIPAL TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, CENTRAL SCHOOL CHAKKUVALLY, SOORANADU PO, KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 001. ADV. SRI.G.BIJU FOR R1-3 (SC) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.27261/11 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT DT.18.6.2006. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.20.6.2011. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DT.29.9.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : ANNEXURE R1(A): COPY OF COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. ANNEXURE R1(B): COPY OF REQUEST GIVEN BY THE PRINCIPAL TO THE first RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE dsn T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.27261 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 1st DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is the President of the Parent Teacher Association of a Central School under the Travancore Devaswom Board is seeking for a direction to the Board to provide sufficient toilets for the 790 students of the school. It is pointed out that out of the 790 students, 500 students are girls and there is lack of toilet facilities in the school. 2. The averments of the petitioner have been countered by the Board in the statement filed on 14.11.2011. It is pointed out that the petitioner has no locus standi to file the Writ Petition as the Parent Teacher Association is an unauthorised body. It is also pointed out that the Management has decided to dissolve the present Parent Teacher Association and to constitute class PTAs as per the CBSE norms. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the Board after getting further instructions submitted that as on today, 15 toilets are there for the girl students and 15 for the boys and there are W.P.(C)No.27261/11 -2- five toilets for the staff of the school. It is pointed out that the Board has already sanctioned to the school 25 additional toilets and urinals for construction and steps are being taken to complete the construction, for which administrative sanction has already issued also. Permission has been obtained from the Court for the Project. Apart from that, it is pointed out that, the CBSE Bye-laws do not provide any specific pattern and the Board is following the pattern provided by the Kerala Education Act and Rules. 4. In that view of the matter, as the Board has already taken steps to provide additional facilities to the school, no further orders are called for in the Writ Petition. The Board will expedite the construction of the toilets. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn