S. Ramesh v. State Of Telangana,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No.27072 OF 2017 Date 11.08.2017 Between:

S.Ramesh ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana rep. by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others.

......Respondents

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 27072 of 2017 ORDER:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for School Education (TS). Petitioner No.1 claims to be the Chairman of School Management Committee of Zilla Parishad High School, Brahmanapalli Village; and petitioner No.2 is the parent of one of the students studying in the said school. Writ Petition is filed espousing the cause of themselves as well as other students against the decision of government to close down Zilla Parishad High School at Brahmanapalli Village on the ground of lack of students numbering to 28 as against the sanctioned strength of 9 teachers. In other words, there are totally less number of students and teachers are more. In such circumstances, the decision taken by the Government to shift the students of Zilla Parishad High School, Brahmanapalli Village to ZPHS, Rageneedu/ZPHS, Appannapeta and teachers to other schools cannot be found fault with.

The contentions, of the learned counsel for the petitioners, are that, if English Medium is introduced, as is done in primary schools, on account of which the strength of schools would increase; if 6th to 10th classes in ZPHS are closed, there is every possibility of students discontinuing

studies as they have to travel all the way from Brahmanapally to Rageneedu and Appannapeta.

Learned Government Pleader for School Education, on instructions, would submit that the decision was taken by the Government after taking various factors into consideration, and petitioners are not directly connected in any manner and, in such circumstances, the decision cannot be found fault with.

Having considered the respective submissions on either side, whether in a particular school students are available or not or whether there is possibility of future increase of students or not are all matters within the exclusive domain of the respective State authorities. It may also be noted that there is no grievance by the students before this Court and, assuming that the teachers may have grievance because they are moved out of the existing school but, as a matter of fact, they have to work wherever they are posted as part of their service conditions. Hence, I find no merit to pass an order in terms of the prayer made in the writ petition. Further it is open for the petitioner to approach the respective authorities setting out the facts, which the learned counsel for the petitioner, passionately tries to put to enable the respondent - authorities to take a considered decision.

Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition stands dismissed.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand dismissed. No order as to costs.

____________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM,J Date: 11.08.2017 usd