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. 1022 OF 2026

PETITIONER:

R S BALAMANI

AGED 16 YEARS

D/O SATHEESH. S, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER

SATHEESH. S, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O SOMANATHAN NAIR, SOMATHEERTHOM, THEKKE NADA, HARIPAD, KERALA, PIN

- 690514 BY ADVS.

SHRI.SIDHARTH BIMAL

SMT.DIVYA C BALAN

SHRI.P.D.SUBRAMANIAN NAMPOOTHIRI

SHRI.HARIKRISHNAN R.

SMT.GOWRI V. NAIR

RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA

REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION

DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL EDUCATION, JAGATHY,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014

3 THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

CHAIRMAN, REVENUE DISTRICT LEVEL APPEAL

COMMITTEE, ALPPUZHA REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL

KALOLSAVAM 2025 26, OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR

OF GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -

695014

4 THE GENERAL CONVENER

ALPPUZHA REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2025

26, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,

CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 689645

5 THE GENERAL CONVENER KERALA STATE SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2025 26, OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DIRECT