1. The petitioner is the Vicar of the St. Mary's Parish at Anikkampoil, Tiruvampadi, Kozhikode District, and has filed the writ petition in his capacity as the Vicar of the Church under the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Bishop of Tellicherry. He claims authority to represent the Parish, and the Catholic community. The Catholic community in Kerala is a religious minority entitled to the fundamental rights under Art.30(1) of the Constitution to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. It is alleged that it is the primary religious duty of Catholics to give Catholic education to their children, and for that purpose to establish educational institutions, where Catholic students are taught their religion. Details have been given about the St. Mary's Parish Church, the Catholic families in Anikkampoil, the number of children of school-going age, the area covered by the Parish etc. The petitioner's grievance is that there was no Catholic school in the locality to cater to the needs of the Catholic community from 1963 onwards. The petitioner claims to have applied on behalf of the Parish for recognition and aid for the St. Mary's L. P. School, Ani