JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed with the following prayers:-

(i) to issue a writ of certiorari, call for the records leading to Ext.P8 and quash Ext.P8 order issued by the 1^st respondent.

(ii) to declare that the 1^st respondent has no authority to entertain Ext.P6 complaint, as it falls outside the scope of jurisdiction conferred upon the 1^st respondent.

2. The petitioner is the Principal of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan School, Perumthiruthi. The school was granted affiliation by the CBSE in the year 2012 and there are 1106 students studying in 36 divisions at the school. The school timing was from 08:20 am to 03:00 pm over the last few years and was proposed to be changed to 08:00 am to 02:40 pm by the School Management Committee meeting held on 15.03.2024 from the academic year 2024-25. Though the Parent-Teacher Association also participated in the meeting, no objections were raised regarding the change in school timing to 08:00 a.m. to 02:40 p.m. Based on Ext. P1, the minutes of the School Management Committee meeting dated 15.03.2024, Ext.

P2 circular was issued. Thereafter, Ext. P5 notice was served on the 1^st petitioner, directing him to appear before the Commission on 14.06.2024