IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER 2009 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 31596 of 2009(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- JAYARAJAN.B., MANAGER, SNV GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, (UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF SREE NARAYANA VILASAM SAMAJAM), S.PARAVUR, KOLLAM-691 301, RESIDING AT MUNDUM THALAKKAL, KOTTAPPURAM, S.PARAVUR P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR.B.SURESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOLLAM. BY MR.T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.31596 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of December, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is newly elected Manager of SNV Girls High School. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider Exhibit P7 application and grant approval to the petitioner as the Manager of SNV Girls High School, Paravur, Kollam without involving any change of ownership. 2. After the writ petition was filed, the 3rd respondent passed an order as per Exhibit P11 declining the approval of appointment of the petitioner as Manager. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has filed Exhibit P12 appeal before the Director of Public Instruction along with a prayer for passing appropriate interim orders. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the 2nd respondent may be directed to take a decision on Exhibit P12 within a time frame. W.P.(C) No.31596/2009 2 There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P12, after hearing the petitioner and any other affected parties, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the petitioner moves the application seeking interim order, the same will be considered and an appropriate order will be passed. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp