IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2011 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 24734 of 2010(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. THE CORPORATE MANAGER, ARCH DIOCESE OF THALASSERY, SANDESH BHAVAN, P.B.NO.70, THALASSERY PIN-670 109 2. ANTONY P.Y, PUTHENPURAYIL, PRESIDENT, PTA, MARYGIRI HIGH SCHOOL, THERTHALLY, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.FIROZ SRI.GEORGE MECHERIL RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. RANI DIOTHIMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.24734/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF GOVT. ORDER G.O.(MS) NO.179/2000/G.EDN.DATED 2/6/2000. P2 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 05/12/2000 IN O.P.NO.21497/2000 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. P3 COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 27/7/2001 IN W.A.NO.2796/2001. P4 COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER G.O.(MS)NO.116/2002/G.EDN.DATED 18/05/2002. P5 COPY OF THE GOVT.ORDER G.O.(MS)NO.91/10/G.EDN DATED 3/6/2010. P6 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.ACD.B5/18803/HSE/2010 DATED 7/6/2010. P7 COPY OF THE G.O.(MS)NO.94/10/G.EDN. DATED 10/06/2010. P8 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.ACD.B5/20726/2010/HSE DATED 16/6/2010. P9 COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER ON 17/6/2010. P10 COPY OF THE G.O.(MS)NO.128/10/G.EDN. DATED 20/7/2010. P11 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND COPY TO THE RESPONDENTS. P12 COPY OF THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE ALAKKODE GRAMA PANCHAYATH ON 25/5/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.24734/2010-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner is the Corporate Manager and the second petitioner is the President of a Parents- Teachers' Association of Marygiri High School, Therthally in Alakkode Panchayat in Kannur District. This writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to include the said school in the list of schools wherein Higher Secondary Courses have been sanctioned. 2. Various details have been pleaded in the writ petition. Ext.P9 is the application submitted by the petitioners and Ext.P10 is the final order passed by the Government. Thereafter, the first petitioner filed Ext.P11 representation. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioners that no other High Schools have been granted sanction for Plus Two courses in the Alakkode Panchayat going by Ext.P10 order. Therefore, it is prayed that the Government may be directed to consider the application filed by the petitioners. W.P.(C). No.24734/2010 -:2:- 3. There will be a direction to the Government to consider the claim of the petitioners as sought for in Ext.P11 representation and Ext.P9 application in accordance with law and appropriate orders will be passed after hearing the petitioners within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the claim of the petitioners. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms