IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2011 / 18TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13502 of 2011(K) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. MOTHER SUPERIOR, LITTLE FLOWER CONVENT, NARAKKAL, COCHIN-682505. 2. SR.JESSY, MOTHER SUPERIOR, LITTLE FLOWER HIGH SCHOOL, NARAKKAL, COCHIN-682505. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KAKKANADU, COCHIN-682030. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-682031. BY SMT. NISHA BOSE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.13502 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of June, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioners seek for a direction to the District Educational Officer to approve the appointment of the 2nd petitioner as Manager of Little Flower High School, Narakkal from 01.10.2010 onwards till any changes are made by the Educational Agency. Ext.P3 is the order passed by the District Educational Officer dated 03.10.2008 whereby the 2nd petitioner was approved as Manager for a period of two years from 01.10.2008. Further applications filed are evident from Exts.P5, P6, P8 and P9. 2. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioners that a Division Bench of this Court in Ext.P2 judgment has upheld the rights of the Convent as Educational Agency of the school and therefore, there cannot be any delay in approving W.P.(C) No.13502/2011 2 the appointment as Manager. 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the District Educational Officer has sought certain clarifications from the Government and on getting the same, appropriate orders will be passed. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the period provided in the earlier order granting approval namely, Ext.P3 is already over. The Manager has to take appropriate actions as per the Statutes and Rules with regard to the Management of the school and any delay in the matter will affect the functioning of the 2nd petitioner as Manager. Therefore, there will be a direction to the District Educational Officer to pass orders on the application for extension of approval granted namely, Ext. P9 within a period of one month from today. It is made clear that the actions taken by the 2nd petitioner as Manager in the meanwhile will be subject to the orders to be passed by the District Educational Officer. Depending upon the order passed by the District Educational Officer, the petitioners can move the District Educational Officer W.P.(C) No.13502/2011 3 for ratification of the actions taken by the 2nd petitioner as Manager. This writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp // True Copy // P.A. to Judge.