IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 1ST OCTOBER 2007 / 9TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28957 of 2007(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- MR.V. KASTURIRANGAN, REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, SMT.K.MANGALAMBAL,MANAGER,G.V.H.S.,KOOVAPPADY P.O. PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN K.GEORGE SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, STATE OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J -------------------------------- W.P.(C).No. 28957/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 1st day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of an Aided School namely G.V.H.S Koovappady. Since the petitioner was unable to continue running the school, he decided to transfer the management of the school to D.P. Sabha, Edavoor, another educational agency running nearby U.P School. The application for permission of transfer was submitted before the D.E.O, Kothamangalam, which was forwarded to the second respondent herein. In view of the delay in disposing of the same, on a petition moved by the petitioner in this regard, the first respondent, by Ext.P3, directed the second respondent to consider and take appropriate decision on the petition filed by the petitioner after hearing the parties. 2. The petitioner's grievance is that although Ext.P3 has been issued on 28.4.2007, the second respondent has not taken any final decision on the application, referred to in Ext.P3, forwarded to the second respondent. The petitioner, therefore, seeks a direction W.P.(C).28957/2007 2 to the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 4. In the above facts and circumstances, there would a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the application referred to in Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S.SIRI JAGAN JUDGE mrcs