Ltd., The said School is receiving grant in aid from the State Government and it is a non minority institution. When Madura Coats Ltd., closed down its operations in Madurai, the workmen employed therein got their accounts settled and migrated to other area. Therefore, there was a sudden fall in the student's strength. As a result, the erstwhile management was contemplating to transfer the management in favour of an Educational Agency having similar objectives. Furthermore the management transferred the properties of the School in favour of one S.B.Rajkumar and he in turn had transferred the management to one Jain Educational Trust, Madurai. Thus, the said transfer had taken place in the year 2008 and an application has been submitted on 05.04.2008 for approving the transfer of educational agency. He had further contended that on 01.04.2009, the second respondent had approved the transfer of educational agency from Madurai Labour Welfare Association in favour of Jain Educational Trust with effect from 05.04.2008. The students' strength as on the date of transfer i.e. 05.04.2008 was only 333 with a teacher's strength of 19. Further, the fourth respondent by his proceedings dated 27.07.2012 has also granted approval for the change in secretaryship and approved the petitioner's appointment as the secretary of the petitioner School. In the meanwhile the recognition that was granted by the competent authorities for conducting classes 6 to 12 had expired on 25.11.2009.
