IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH THURSDAY, THE 29^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 / 9TH MAGHA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 3418 OF 2026 PETITIONER:

VIJAYAN NAIR.K AGED 74 YEARS S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, THE MANAGER, C.A. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL COYALMANNAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, RESIDING AT: SREE SABARI, 3/297, ALINGAL,, COYALMANNAM PO, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678702 BY ADVS.

SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.MAYA S. KUMAR RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION, JAGATHY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-, PIN - 695014

3 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CIVIL STATION, KENATHUPARAMBU, KUNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678001

4 DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, OPP. GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, SANTHI NAGAR, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 BY ADV.

SRI.V. VENUGOPAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.01.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 The petitioner is the Manager of CA H