IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 25079 of 2009(D)
1. CORPORATE MANAGER
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.POOVAMULLE PARAMBIL ABDULKAREEM
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :28/08/2009
O R D E R
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.
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W.P.(C) No.25079 OF 2009
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Dated this the 28th day of August, 2009.
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner is the Corporate Manager of Corporate
Educational Agency, Diocese of Mananthavady. The main
grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is that in
spite of various orders recognizing the minority rights of the
Diocese of Mananthavady under Article 30(1) of the Constitution
of India, the authorities have taken a different stand going by
Exhibits P4 and P7.
2. Exhibit P4 is the order passed by the District Educational
Officer, Wayanad wherein the view taken is that the Management
has not produced any certificate showing the minority status.
The petitioner submits that the said view taken is against the
various decisions of this Court and the Apex Court under
Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India.
3. It is also pointed out that the Diocese of Mananthavady
have got various schools in Wayanad, Kannur and Malappuram
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Districts and various orders have been passed by the Educational
Authorities approving the appointments made by the Diocese
also. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P17 revision petition before
the Government in the matter.
There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a
decision on Exhibit P17, after hearing the petitioner and other
affected parties, within a period of four months from the date of
receipt of a copy of this judgment.
This writ petition is disposed of as above.
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
JUDGE
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