JUDGMENT

Ravindran, J.

The petitioner, an advocate by profession, has filed this writ petition in public interest, challenging Ext.P3 letter dated 23-12-2009 sent by the Director of Public Instruction, the first respondent herein, to the 4th respondent, the Headmaster of SMV Model Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, informing the 4th respondent that permission has been granted to Kalanilayam Drama Vision, Kodungalloor to conduct a Drama Festival in the school grounds during the period from 15-1-2010 to 19-4-2010 subject to various conditions including the condition that the applicant will be liable to make good the damage, if any, caused to the school grounds or any other property of the school. The petitioner has also sought a declaration that the first respondent is not competent to grant permission as given in Ext.P3, that the permission granted is in violation of Section 5B of the Kerala Education Act , 1958 and that the permission granted in to Kalanilayam Drama Vision is not for educational purpose and therefore, for that reason also, Ext.P3 is bad in law.

2. The petitioner states that he was a student of SMV Model High School, which was upgraded as a Higher Secondary