IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 30TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 16653 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- THE MANAGER, AL-AMEEN ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL,P.O.MANKAD, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHAIRMAN, C.B.S.C., CENTRAL OFFICE, SIKSHA KENDRA, NEW DELHI. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.T.B.HOOD FOR R1 & R2 ADV. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN-SC FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.16653 of 2008-G --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th February, 2009. J U D G M E N T The issue raised in this Writ Petition is directly covered against the petitioner by the decision of this Court in Suresh Kumar V. State of Kerala (2008(4) KLT 30) In the said decision, a Division Bench of this Court has upheld the stipulation similar to the one in Exhibit P17 that Schools which have not obtained recognition from the State Government to run middle classes are not entitled to N.O.C for affiliation to the Central Board of Secondary Education. In the result, following the decision of this Court in Suresh Kumar V. State of Kerala (Supra), I dismiss the Writ Petition. No costs. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE The citation "2008(4) KLT 30" occurring in the 1st sentence of the judgment dated 19.2.2009 in W.P(C) No.16653/2008 is suo motu corrected as "2008(4) KLT 39" as per order dated 17.7.2009 in W.P (C) No.16653/2008. Sd/- Registrar (Judicial) ab