IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3645 of 2011(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. V.UNNI, S/O. VASU, AGED 62 YEARS, PTA VICE PRESIDENT, MULAMANA HIGH SCHOOL- HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ANAKUDY.P.O., VAMANAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. INDULAL, S/O. CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, AGED 46 YEARS, STAFF SECRETARY, MULAMANA HIGH SCHOOL,-HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ANAKUDY.P.O., VAMANAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695014. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 4. THE MANAGER, MULAMANA H.S.-HSS, ANAKUDY.P.O., VAMANAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695606. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.3645 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of February, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are aggrieved by the steps taken to transfer the property and management of Mulamana High School and Higher Secondary School. It is pointed out that without getting permission from the department, no transfer can be effected by the present management. 2. The points raised in the writ petition is covered against the petitioner in the light of the decision reported in Manager, Koyyode Madrassa U.P.School V. Director of Public Instructions, Trivandrum (2010(4) KHC 705), wherein this Court was pleased to take a view that “Permission of the Director under Rule 5A of Chapter III KER can be made even after the transfer of a running school together with its management and properties is made.” 3. Learned Government Pleader submits that writ appeal filed against the said judgment stands dismissed confirming the same. Hence the writ petition is dismissed . No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ami/