IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 14TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 16020 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PALAT A.U.P.S.SCHOOL,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER,M.N.ASHARAF,S/O.HAMZA HAJI,THIRUVANNOOR NADA,CALICUT. BY ADV. SRI.JAMSHEED HAFIZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, PIN-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS (D.P.I),THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CALICUT DISTRICT,CALICUT(PO),PIN-673001, KERALA. 4. THE DEPUTY DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CALICUT DISTRICT,CALICUT(PO),PIN-673001,KERALA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 16020 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY GIVEN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DT.4/4/08 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DT.15/09/2008. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT.22/10/2007. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.16020/2011-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Manager of an Aided School in Calicut District. This writ petition is filed stating that Ext.P3 representation remains unanswered even though filed in the year 2007. 2. The case of the petitioner is that the school is an uneconomic one for more than 10 years and the current students' strength is 27 with seven staff members. The petitioner submits that the reduction of the students' strength is because of the competition from the schools in the nearby vicinity, and the names of the said schools have been mentioned in the writ petition as well as the representation Ext.P3. It is the case of the petitioner that since there are various schools which are situated nearby, there will not be any difficulty to shift the students also to any of those schools in the event of the petitioner's school being closed. W.P.(C). No.16020/2011 -:2:- 3. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that there are various demands from the Public not to close down the school. 4. Whatever that be, the Director of Public Instruction will have to take a decision on the representation filed by the petitioner. Evidently, the representation is of the year 2007 and, so far, after a long lapse of four years also he has not received any answer in the matter. In that view of the matter, the Director of Public Instruction will consider all aspects and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. Such a decision will be taken in accordance with the rules. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms