IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2009 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30003 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.KUNHIMOIDEEN,MANAGER, A.U.P.SCHOOL, VAZHIKKADAVU, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN SMT.K.S.SABITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, NILAMBUR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.30003/2009-U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the Manager of an A.U.P School, Vazhikkadavu in Nilambur Educational Sub District. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the school was founded in the year 1954 by late Shri Kunhammad Mesthri. It is an Aided Upper Primary School as on today. It is also submitted that the above school is situated in a remote village adjoining Tamil Nadu. At present there are about 1500 students and 45 teachers in the school. 2. The petitioner is seeking for appropriate orders granting Minority Status Certificate to the school in question. Ext.P1 is the copy of the said application. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that a direction may be issued to the Government to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P1 in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms