IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2011 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 1335 of 2011(N) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- FR.JOSE ABRAHAM VETTIKUZHI, AGED 35, S/O.ABRAHAM, VICAR, ST.GEORGE ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH, MULAPPURAM, KARIMANNOOR, THODUPUZHA. BY ADVS. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.P.PRIJITH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM. PIN-695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, IDUKKI. PIN-685 602. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THODUPUZHA. PIN-685 584. 4. FR.JOSEPH VELIYATHUKUDIYIL, CLAIMING TO BE THE VICAR, ST.GEORGE ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH, MULAPPURAM, KARIMANNOOR,THODUPUZHA. PIN-685 581. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1335/2011-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Vicar of St.George Orthodox Syrian Church, Mulappuram, Karimannoor in Thodupuzha. The fourth respondent, according to the petitioner, also claims to be the Vicar of the said church. The said church has got a school, namely, Rev.Fr.T.C.Mathai Memorial U.P. School, Mulappuram. The said school is governed by Ext.P2 Constitution. As per Ext.P2 Constitution, St.George Orthodox Syrian Church, Mulappuram is the educational agency of the above school and a Vicar can be appointed as the Manager of the school. It is pointed out that prior to the appointment of the petitioner as Vicar, Fr.John Puthooran was the Vicar and the dispute herein relates to the refusal of the approval of appointment of the managership claimed by the petitioner. The petitioner challenged the order passed by the Educational Authority, namely, the Deputy Director of Education, Idukki before the Government as per Ext.P4 revision W.P.(C). No.1335/2011 -:2:- petition. The same is dated 13/08/2008. The Government forwarded the revision petition to the first respondent-Director of Public Instruction with a direction to dispose of the same, as per Ext.P6(2), a copy of which was sent to the petitioner was returned with an endorsement “no such postal address in existence”. The petitioner sent a further reminder dated 13/12/2010 to the Director of Public Instruction to dispose of the revision petition as per Ext.P7. Failing to get any positive response, the petitioner has approached this Court. 2. On getting instructions, the learned Government Pleader submitted that the revision petition is still pending and a report has been called for, from the concerned officers. 3. Even though notice was issued to the fourth respondent, it was returned with endorsement “left without intimation”. But, since the revision petition is yet to be disposed of, there will be a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy W.P.(C). No.1335/2011 -:3:- of this Judgment after hearing the petitioner, fourth respondent and other necessary parties. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE