JUDGMENT

The prayers in this Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India are as follows:-

“i.To declare that Rule 403 (1) of the Kerala Prisons and correctional Services (Management ) Act and Rules 2014 as unreasonable in as much as the same insist for a medical certificate issued by a government Medical Officer not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon , hence Unconstitutional and accordingly to strike down the same;

ii. To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing Exhibit P3 order dated 27.1.2026 passed by the 1st respondent;

iii. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the 1strespondent to grant accused who is undergoing imprisonment at central prison and correctional home Kannur as C 254/2023 leave for a period of 15 days from 14-2-2026 to 28-2-2026.

iv. Any other reliefs which may be prayed for from time to time.

2. The petitioner is the mother of a convict. The petitioner’s son (Convict No. 254/2023) is undergoing imprisonment in S.C. No. 99/2013 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court, Manjeri, and is presently lodged at the Central Prison, Kannur.

3. The petitioner