P.Narayanan v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015/17TH BHADRA, 1937 WP(C).No. 17404 of 2015 (A) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- P.NARAYANAN, MANAGER A.L.P. SCHOOL, PUZHAKKATTIRI MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.P.SHAMSUDIN SRI.K.C.ANTONY MATHEW SRI.JITHIN LUKOSE RESPONDENT(S):

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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676505.

4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER MANKADA, ANGADIPPURAM-679324, MALAPPURAM.

R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.J. RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-09-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 17404 of 2015 (A) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER RULE 2A OF CHAPTER KER DATED 4.12.2003.

EXHIBTI P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 23.2.2006 IN WPC NO.1592/2006.

EXHIBIT P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

EXHIBIT P4:

TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PUZHAKKATIRI PANCHAYATH PRESIDENT BEFORE THE EDUCATION MINISTER DATED 24.1.2007.

EXHIBIT P5:

TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 20.4.2011 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P6:

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17.3.2015 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P7:

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 9.6.2003 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

NIL --------------------------------------- // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE.

SB

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

===================== W.P.(C) No.17404 of 2015 - A ====================== Dated this the 8th day of September, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The issue agitated in the above writ petition is with respect to the upgradation of an L.P. School. The issue is already covered by a judgment of this Court reported in Manager, L.P.G.S, Veliyam, Kollam v. State of Kerala and other [2015

(3) KHC 703], wherein this Court directed the State to ensure that necessary steps are taken for processing the application for opening new school/upgradation of the existing schools, in accordance with the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (for brevity, 'the RTE Act). It is also directed in the aforecited case that the same shall be completed within four months. The very same directions shall apply herein also.

The writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/- K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE SB // true copy // P.A to Judge.