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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
N. NAGARESH, J
HAREESH KUMAR MANAKKAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (COMMERCE) – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. declaration of entitlement for appointment approval. (Para 1) |
| 2. need for upgradation based on workload. (Para 2) |
| 3. court's previous decisions guide current outcome. (Para 3) |
| 4. approval process contingent on administrative compliance. (Para 4) |
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 19th day of December, 2025
[W.P.(C) Nos.42363, 45226, 46505 & 46654 of 2025]
These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners seeking to declare that the petitioners are entitled to approval of appointment in the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher with effect from the date of their initial appointment.
2. It is evident from the pleadings that the petitioners were appointed as HSST (Junior). However, the workload of the HSST was exceeding 15 hours per week. If workload is increased in a School, then the post of HSST (Junior) are to be upgraded.
3. Counsel for the petitioners would submit that in similar circumstances, this Court has held that the Government Orders according sanction for upgrdation prospectively cannot be justified and such upgradation shall have effect from the commencement of the academic year when sufficient workload justifying such upgrdation, was available
4. Going through the
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