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W.P.(C) NO.16379 OF 2008 AND CONNECTED CASES :: 2 ::
"Chapter VI Rule 7. Admission of Private Study pupils:-(1) A pupil who has not attended any school may be admitted as a private study pupil in accordance with rule 8.
(2) A pupil who has attended a school and left off and has been away from such school for at least one year may also be admitted as a private study pupil. But he will be permitted to sit for an examination as contemplated in Rule 8, only of a class one lower than the one which he would have been eligible to take had he continued on the rolls without interruption.

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5. Those who wish to continue their studies in the schools recognised by the Government during the academic year 2008-09 shall submit application to the Headmasters of the Government/Aided/Recognised schools before 22/5/2008 and the Headmasters shall conduct the qualifying examination in various subjects with the assistance of his teachers, declare the results of the examination before 30/5/2008, and shall admit the eligible students without T.C on or before 5/6/2008. After 5/6/2008, no permission for admission of such students shall be granted.

It is submitted that therefore, for the current academic year 2006-2007 permission may be granted to all the members of petitioner Federation to conduct annual exams for the students in their respective schools upto and inclusive of standards CI, and issue a transfer certificate to interested students W.P.(C) NO.16379 OF 2008 AND CONNECTED CASES :: 17 ::
to pursue further studies in a school of their choice from the next academic year onwards namely 2007- 08 onwards. I, as office bearer of the Federation, and, as authorised by other schools which are members of petitioner federation, undertake that private study in the schools of the petitioner federation will be confined upto and inclusive of standard V from the next academic year 2007-2008 and from the next academic year, the institutions which are members of petitioners federation will enable students from their schools to pursue their studies in Government/aided/ recognised institutions from Standard VI onwards. The instant affidavit may be accepted and appropriate orders may be passed in this regard. The accompanying applications is filed for the said purpose. In the interest of justice it is to be allowed."

27. Rule 7 of Chapter VI makes provision for accommodating pupils who have not attended any school or who have discontinued their studies in school. Rule 7(1) deals with the former category while Rule 7 (2) deals with the latter category of pupils. Rule 7 does not as such W.P.(C) NO.16379 OF 2008 AND CONNECTED CASES :: 31 ::

mention about private study in an unrecognized school. Rule 7 cannot be sought in aid to contend that anybody has an unbridled right to open schools unauthorisedly and thereby make available hundreds of students who satisfy the requirement of Rule 7 of Chapter VI of the Kerala Education Rules. Private study contemplated in Rule 7 is distinct and different from study in a private school.