IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS

MONDAY, THE 12^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 / 22ND POUSHA, 1947

WP(C) NO. 648 OF 2026

PETITIONER:

ALAKANANDA S

AGED 16 YEARS

D/O SYAM KUMAR S (MINOR) STD.XI, S.N.G.H.S,

CHEMPAZHANTHY, RESIDING AT TC 10/26-5,

VRINDAVANAM, AVUKULAM, CHEMPAZHANTHY P.O

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY HER

FATHER AND GUARDIAN, SYAM KUMAR S, S/O SAMBA

SIVAN, AGED 51 YEARS, TC 10/26-5, VRINDAVANAM,

AVUKULAM, CHEMPAZHANTHY P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

DISTRICT, PIN – 695587.

BY ADV SHRI.STEPHY K REGI

RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001.

2 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE KERALA SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM

2025-2026

REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL CO-ORDINATOR, GENERAL

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,

PIN – 695001.

3 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR EDUCATION

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, CHALAI P.O.,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN – 695036.

4 THE GENERAL CONVENOR-PROGRAMME COMMITTEE FOR KERALA SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2025-2026 OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF EDUCATION, DPI BHAVAN, JAGATHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695014.

OTHER PRESEN