IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2010 / 7TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2520 of 2010(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE MANAGER, POONATH NELLISSERY AUP SCHOOL, POONATH P.OL, NADUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THAMARASSERY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PERAMBRA P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 2520 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 27th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the manager of an aided school. According to the petitioner, the school is a minority school. When the petitioner approached the Government in 1998 seeking declaration of minority status for the school, the petitioner was relegated to the Educational Officer concerned. Pursuant thereto, Ext. P2 order was passed by the Educational Officer recognising the school as a minority school. Thereafter, appointment made by the petitioner of a Headmaster without reference to seniority, was approved by the Educational Officer. On retirement of the approved Headmaster, another person of the choice of the manager was appointed, which also was not in accordance with seniority. But the same was refused to be approved stating that the petitioner has not produced any orders recognising the minority status of the institution. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext. P9 revision petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P9 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P9 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and all others, who are affected by any favourable orders to be passed in W.P.C. No. 2520/10 -: 2 :- favour of the petitioner. In the meanwhile, for the limited purpose of drawing and disbursing salary due to the teachers and other staff of the school and sanctioning leave to the staff, wherever the Headmaster is the leave sanctioning authority, the present person who functions as the Headmaster of the school shall be recognized by the educational authorities. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.