BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 7/3/2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD) No.2653 of 2011 Sivaram Girls High School rep. By its Secretary Mamsapuram Srivilliputhur Taluk Virudhunagar District. ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Director of School Education College Road Chennai 6. 2. The Director of Government Education Directorate of School Examination College Road Chennai 6. 3. The Chief Educational Officer Virudhunagar District. 4. The Regional Deputy Director Govt. Examinations Office of the Regional Deputy Director Madurai 5. 5. The District Educational Officer Virudhunagar. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondent to approve the petitioner School proposal dated 10/12/2009 to convert from Girls High School to co-education High School at Mamsapuram, Virudhunagar District with recommendation of the third respondent's report dated 13/1/2011 which is pending before the first rsepondent within the stipulated time. For petitioner ... Mr.R.Karthikeyan For respondent ... Mr.SO.Paramasivam, GA https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ O R D E R Mr.SO.Paramasivam, Government Advocate takes notice for the respondents. 2. By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for mandamus praying to direct the respondents to approve the petitioner School proposal dated 10/12/2009 to convert from Girls High School to co-education High School at Mamsapuram, Virudhunagar District on the recommendation of the third respondent made in his report dated 13/1/2011 which is pending before the first respondent within the stipulated time. 4. The case of the petitioner is that Sri.Kandasamy Educational Charitable Trust is running two Schools viz., (1). Sivaram Elementary School and (2) Sivaram Girls High School at Mamsapuram, Virudhunagar District. The Sivaram Girls High School was recognised by the third respondent in his proceeding dated 5/1/1996 for the commencement of X Standard without grant-in- aid. The School administration had sent a proposal to the first respondent to convert the School from Girls High School to Co-education High School with boys and girls, for that, the School administration made application to the first respondent on 29/12/2004. The first respondent returned the proposal for some clarification which was complied with later. Again, certain clarification has been sought for which was complied with and resubmitted on 10/12/2009. The third respondent sent a report on the application made by the petitioner by his proceeding dated 13/1/2011. However, no action was taken by the first respondent, which made the petitioner to file the present writ petition. 5. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the first respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner for approval of the petitioner School proposal dated 10/12/2009 to convert from Girls High School to co-education High School at Mamsapuram, Virudhunagar District, in the light of the recommendation made by the third respondent in his report dated 13/1/2011, on merits and in accordance with law within a period of ten days from today. 6. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C.O) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ To 1. The Director of School Education College Road Chennai 6. 2. The Director of Government Education Directorate of School Examination College Road Chennai 6. 3. The Chief Educational Officer Virudhunagar District. 4. The Regional Deputy Director Govt. Examinations Office of the Regional Deputy Director Madurai 5. 5. The District Educational Officer Virudhunagar. +One Cc to Mr.R.Karthikeyan, Advocate, SR.No.11799 +One cc to The Spl. Govt. Pleader, SR.No.11754 mvs rl/8c – 8.3.2011 W.P.(MD) No.2653 of 2011 7/3/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/