IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2011 / 6TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22475 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE MANAGER, SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, MAGANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 018. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. *ADDL. R4 IMPLEADED. 4. INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (ICSE), 47, PRAGATI HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI 110 019. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. *ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 5.8.2010 IN IA.10752/2010. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 8410 OF 2009 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.22475/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE IST RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 3RD RESPONDENT ALONG WITH ITS ENCLOSURES. P2:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.A6/2036/10/L.DIS DTD. 13.4.2010 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P3:- COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.18/08/G.EDN. DTD. 12.1.1988. P4:- COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER NO.204/08/G.EDN. DTD. 15.12.2008. P5:- COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.3/09/G.EDN. DTD 5.1.2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 22475 of 2010-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of July, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is before this Court, seeking for a direction to grant affiliation to the school with the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (I.C.S.E.) and for a further direction to the Government to grant No Objection Certificate (N.O.C.) for getting affiliation. 2. Ext.P1 is the copy of the application submitted by the petitioner before the District Educational Officer, the third respondent herein, to recommend for the grant of N.O.C. It was returned by the third respondent as per Ext.P2 reply. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the Government has passed a recent order, viz. G.O.(Ms) No.137/2011/G.Edn. dated 10.6.2011 wherein fresh guidelines have been prescribed for grant of N.O.C. for getting affiliation to C.B.S.E./I.C.S.E. to such schools which satisfy the basic requirements. 4. The petitioner will have to resubmit the application. On such resubmission, the third respondent will forward the application submitted wpc 22475/2010 2 by the petitioner along with his report, to the Government for considering the grant of N.O.C. The same will be done within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and the application, and the Government will pass appropriate orders with respect to the request for granting N.O.C. in accordance with the fresh guidelines framed, within a further period of three months. If the N.O.C. is granted to the petitioner, the same will be produced before the additional fourth respondent who will take an appropriate decision in accordance with law, without further delay. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/