J U D G M E N T

The petitioner was appointed as a Part-Time Hindi Teacher, in the school managed by the 5^th respondent herein, as per Ext.P1 dated 08.11.2001. The appointment of the petitioner was rejected by the Assistant Educational Officer by Ext.P3 order, which stood confirmed by the order of the District Educational Officer, Pala, at Ext.P4. The 5^th respondent Manager, on behalf of the petitioner, preferred a revision petition, which was rejected by Ext.P5 order of the Additional Director of General Education. The order at Ext.P3 ultimately stood confirmed by the Government through Ext.P8 dated 19.11.2022. Thereafter, Ext.P9 was issued, once again rejecting the petitioner’s appointment.

2. Heard Smt.Mary Catherine Priyanka P.S., the learned counsel, representing Dr.George Abraham, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as Smt.Sylaja S.L., the learned Government Pleader.

3. Essentially, a claim made by the petitioner with reference to the provisions of Rule 51A of Chapter XIVA of Kerala Education Rules , 1959 ( KER ), was rejected while issuing the orders at Exts.P3, P4, P5, P8 & P9 as above. The claim was so rejected, mainly because the petitioner had not cleared the