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. 949 OF 2026

PETITIONER: NIVEDHYA V.

AGED 17 YEARS

D/O. SUMNISHA T RESIDING AT THAYYIL THAZHATH

HOUSE, EDAKKAD P O, WEST HILL KOZHIKODE- 673 005,

REPRESENTED BY HER NEXT FRIEND AND GUARDIAN

SUMNISHA T., AGED 43 YEARS, D/O. PRABHAKARAN,

RESIDING AT THAYYIL THAZHATH HOUSE,

EDAKKAD P. O., WEST HILL, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT,

PIN-673005.

BY ADVS.

SHRI.AHAMMAD SACHIN K.

SHRI.MOHAMMED THAYIB N.M.

SMT.NAYANA VARGHESE

SMT.RIA VARGHESE SHRI.JERRY PETER

RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA

REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GENERAL

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM NO. 206, SECOND FLOOR,

SOUTH SANDWICH BLOCK, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GENERAL.P.O.,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN – 695001.

2 THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF GENERAL

EDUCATION/GENERAL CONVENER

KERALA STATE SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2025-2026, ROOM

NO. 206, SECOND FLOOR, SOUTH SANDWICH BLOCK,

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GENERAL.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN – 695001.

3 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION/THE JOINT GENERAL CONVENER KERALA SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2025-2026, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DI