JUDGMENT :

S. Manikumar, C.J.

1. Instant public interest litigation is filed for the following reliefs:

(i) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction, directing respondents 1 to 6, to issue necessary directions to the 7th respondent-Sree Buddha Central School, represented by its Manager, Kollam, to provide quality online/virtual class to the students using modern video conferencing techniques;

(ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ order or direction, directing respondents 1 to 6, to issue necessary directions to the 7th respondent School to charge only monthly tuition fees, if they provide quality online/virtual class to the students using modern video conferencing techniques;

(iii) Declare that the Schools conducting online/virtual classes using modern video conferencing techniques are entitled to charge the tuition fees alone till the re-opening of schools;

(iv) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing respondents 1 to 6 to issue necessary directions to the Schools conducting online