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. 15954 of 2011(T) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- P.K.PADMARAJAN,S/O.LATE KELUNAIR AGED 50 YEARS, MANAGER, MALAPARAMBA A.U.P.SCHOOL,P.O.MALAPARAMBA KOZHIKODE-673009 BY SRI.KURIAN GEORGE KANNANTHANAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. SRI.JIJI THOMAS PAMBACKAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY REP.BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE-673001 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE TOWN, KOZHIKODE - 673 009. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 15954/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: STAFF FIXATION ORED DATED 13/08/2010. P2: COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 01/03/2010. P3: COPY OF THE REJECTION ORDER DATED 25/05/2011 BY THE DPI. P4: COPY OF THE SAID JUDGMENT IN WPC. NO.16909/2010 DATED 12/04/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.15954 of 2011-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of June, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of an uneconomic school. It is pointed out that there are seven class divisions, but only 66 students are there in the school. The petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of the request to close down the school, passed by the Director of Public Instruction, Thiruvananthapuram which is evidenced by Ext.P3. 2. Various contentions have been raised by the petitioner in the writ petition. It is up to the petitioner to file an appeal against Ext.P3 before the Government. If an appeal is filed, the same will be considered in accordance with law, after hearing the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/