IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2011 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15655 of 2011(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- P.V.VIJAYAN NAMBIAR,MANAGER,KANKOL.A.L.P.SCHOOL, CHEEMENI,KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PAYYANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT,PIN 670 307. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, GENERAL EDUCATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN 695 001. BY SMT. NISHA BOSE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.15655/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF ORDER No.D.4433/2000 DTD. 2.12.00 ISSUED BY R1. EXT. P2 : COPY OF REGISTERED POWER OF ATTORNEY DTD. 29.4.09. EXT. P3 : COPY OF LETTER DTD.15.11.09 ISSUED BY PETITIONER TO R1. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15655 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of June, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Manager of the school. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the 1st respondent Assistant Educational Officer to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 request made by him to approve the appointment of Sri.T.K.Balagopala Poduval as his Power of Attorney Holder/Agent. 2. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the application cannot be allowed and the only possibility is to appoint a Correspondent in terms of Rule 6 of Chapter III KER and already a communication has been issued to the petitioner in the matter. It is further pointed out that the Deputy Director of Education, Kannur is seized of the matter and therefore, the petitioner will have to approach the said officer. However, it is pointed out that only the Director can approve the appointment of Correspondent also. 3. Since the Deputy Director of Education, Kannur is seized W.P.(C) No.15655/2011 2 of the application submitted by the petitioner, the petitioner will have to approach the said officer. Leaving open the remedy of the petitioner to approach the Deputy Director of Education, Kannur, this writ petition is disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp