JUDGMENT

Dated this the 20^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner, who is working as HST (Malayalam) in Kuthuparamba Higher Secondary School, has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs:-

“i) To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order to quash Exts.P2 and P3 continued suspension of the petitioner as they are illegal and in violation of the Rule in Chapter XIV A KER;

ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction directing the 1^st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P5 revision petition dated 24.03.2025 as expeditiously as possible adverting the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Ajay Kumar Choudhary V.

Union of India [(2015) 7 SCC 291] ;

iii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction directing the 2^nd respondent to review the suspension of the petitioner by revoking the same from the day on which the petitioner was released on bail (30.12.2023) and to sanction all consequential benefits including the subsistence allowance during the period of suspension forthwith;

iv) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or