JUDGMENT :

C.S.Sudha, J.

W.P.(C)No.8036/2020 is before us based on a Reference Order dated 18/09/2020 of a learned Single Judge of this Court. The writ petition was filed by the petitioner, a teacher of the first respondent School, namely, Raja Ravi Varma Central School, Kilimanoor, Thiruvananthapuram (the School), challenging Ext.P3 order of suspension issued by the second respondent, namely, the Principal of the School. According to the petitioner, Ext.P3 suspension order is bad as it is based on a cooked-up allegation; that it has been issued by the second respondent in malafide exercise of power; that the principles of natural justice have not been complied with before issuing Ext.P3 order and that the school authorities are not finalizing the proceedings without assigning any cogent reasons. The petitioner is also aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the third and the fourth respondents, namely, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for their failure to take action against the school for contravening the provisions of the CBSE Affiliation Bye-laws, 2018 (the Bye-laws), which action they are bound to take.

2. Respondents 3 and 4, namely, the CBSE, has filed a stateme