IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32251 of 2010(S) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. JUSTICE CLUB OF ACS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, THULASI BAI, W/O.VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED 47 YEARS, HIGHER SECONDARY TEACHER, ACS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KALOOR, KOCHI-682 017. 2. FIAT JUSTICIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, M.L.GOERGE, S/O.LATE SRI.M.A.LONA, AGED 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT AVE MARIA, ACHAMVEETTIL ROAD, PACHALAM, KOCHI-682 012. 3. PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, P.V.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.K.P.VELAYUDHAN PILLAI, 52 YEARS, GOKULAM, VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH, KOCHI-682 024. 4. LAL KRISHNA, AGED 15 YEARS, STUDENT OF STD.X, ACS SCHOOL, S/O.P.V.GOPALAKRISHNAN, GOKULAM, VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH, KOCHI-682 024, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER P.V.GOPALAKRISHNAN. 5. ANAND C.M., AGED 14 YEARS, STUDENT OF STD.IX, ACS SCHOOL, S/O.P.V.MOHANAKUMAR, AGED 49, PALAPPARAMBIL, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER P.V.MOHANAKUMAR. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ SRI.SURAJ.S SRI.P.A.KUMARAN SMT.VINEETHA B. SRI.NIRMAL V NAIR W.P.(C) NO.32251 OF 2010C - 2 - RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, ERNAKULAM-682 030. 4. OFFICER IN CHARGE, DISTRICT TEXT BOOK DEPOT, ERNAKULAM-682 030. 5. TEXT BOOK OFFICER, PADMAVILAS, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 6. KERALA BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS SOCIETY, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR-682 030. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENNY GERVASIS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.32251 of 2010 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandra Menon, J. The petitioners in the present writ petition styled as a public interest litigation seek for the following reliefs: “(i) To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the respondents to supply the prescribed text books as per order in Exhibit P1 to the ACS Higher Secondary School immediately. (ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the respondents to supply the prescribed text books as per requirement to all recognized schools following the Kerala State Syllabus immediately. (iii) To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction commanding th respondents to take steps to design, print and make available the prescribed text books for each academic year sufficiently early so that the prescribed text books are made available to all the students sufficiently early at any rate before the commencement of the Academic Year. WP(C) No.32251 of 2010 - 2 - (iv) grant such other reliefs as may be prayed for and the court may deem fit to grant, and (v) grant the costs of this Original Application.” 2. The learned senior Government Pleader submits with reference to the contents of the statement filed before this Court that the text books have already been supplied well on time. This being the position, there is absolutely no rhyme or reason for the apprehension of the petitioners. In the above circumstances, this Court does not find it necessary to go into any other aspects in the writ petition and the same is dismissed accordingly. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice P.R.Ramachandra Menon, Judge vns