J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is the manager of an aided school governed by the provisions of the Kerala Education Act & Rules (KER). This writ petition is filed challenging Ext.P7 Government Order passed in a revision petition submitted by the 6^th respondent herein. The basic dispute involved in this case pertains to the resignation of the 6^th respondent, who was working as the Lower Grade Arabic Teacher, in the school of the petitioner.

2. The facts that led to the filing of this case are as follows:- The 6^th respondent was appointed as LG Arabic Teacher in the school of the petitioner with effect from 16.07.2007 onwards. While continuing as such, she applied for half pay leave from 18.10.2021 to 28.11.2021 for going abroad. Later, she did not rejoin duty after the expiry of the said leave period, and she informed the Headmaster that she was in a foreign country and requested to extend the leave period without any formal application. Later, the 6^th respondent contacted the petitioner by phone and informed them that she was not willing to continue as a Teacher and wanted to resign from that post. Accordingly, the