IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2011 / 7TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20180 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S) :- ------------------------- K.DAMODHARAN NAIR, MANAGER, PTMHS, MARUTHOORKONAM, KOTTUKAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR SRI.G.BIJU RESPONDENT(S) :- -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jvt WP(C).No.20180 OF 2011 APPENDIX Petitioner's Exhibits :- Ext.P1 :- Copy of the resolution of the Panchayath together with request to the Educational Minister to sanction Higher Secondary Course in petitioner's school. Ext.P2 :- Copy of the resolution dated 17.2.2011 passed by the Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayath. Ext.P3 :- Copy of the application submitted by the petitioner to start Higher Secondary Course in P.T.M.H.S., Maruthoorkonam. Ext.P4 :- Copy of the representation submitted by petitioner to the first respondent. Respondent's Exhibits :- NIL. //True Copy// P.A. to Judge T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20180 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the Manager of Pattom Thanu Pillai Memorial High School, Maruthoorkonam in Thiruvananthapuram District. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that in spite of repeated representations, the claim of the school for upgradation as Higher Secondary School has not yielded any result. 2. It is pointed out that the school is situated in a backward area and there is great educational need in that area also. The Panchayath has unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Government to sanction Higher Secondary course in the petitioner's school. The Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayath has also passed a resolution and both these resolutions have been produced as Exts.P1 and P2. Ext.P3 is the application submitted by the petitioner for sanction of Higher Secondary course which is dated 18.06.2011 and Ext.P4 is a further representation submitted to the Government in the matter. W.P.(C) No.20180/2011 2 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the Government has not taken any policy decision to grant Higher Secondary course in the aided sector now. Therefore, it is submitted that the direction sought for in the writ petition cannot be granted at this stage. As regards the grant of Plus 2 course by upgrading the High School as Higher Secondary School, the same is governed by various orders issued by the Government from time to time. Unless there is a notification inviting application, the application like the one submitted herein cannot be considered. In that view of the matter, leaving open the remedy of the petitioner to submit an application in response to a notification whenever it is invited, this writ petition is disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp