JUDGMENT

The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition, aggrieved by the non-regularisation of his suspension period. The petitioner seeks a direction to quash Ext.P14 and Ext.P15 orders and further prays that the period from 18.02.2015 to 07.03.2016 be treated as duty, with a consequential re-fixation of salary. Additionally, the petitioner seeks promotion to the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher (for short ‘HSST’) from the appropriate notional date, along with the disbursement of all attendant monetary and service benefits.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he was originally appointed as an HSA (Maths) under the 6^th respondent on 15.07.1996. On 11.11.2008, the petitioner attended the District Maths Festival and obtained a duty certificate issued by the District Educational Officer (DEO), Chavakkad. However, the 5^th respondent treated this absence as unauthorized and issued a show-cause notice. Dissatisfied with the petitioner’s reply, the respondent placed the petitioner under suspension on 29.12.2008 (Ext.P1).

3. Pending the inquiry, the suspension was revoked via Ext.P2, with a direction that the regularization of the suspension period would be subject to the finalizati