Governmental decisions affecting employment must comply with due process rights, ensuring no salary is halted without appropriate notice and opportunity for the affected party.

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 26^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner and other Teachers seeking approval of their appointments by filing W.P. (C) No.15198/2024 before this Court, and this Court, as per judgment dated 11.04.2024, directed the 1^st respondent to consider and dispose of the Revision Petition within five months, after hearing all affected parties.

2. On the basis of Ext.P1 judgment dated 11.04.2024, the 1^st respondent had issued G.O.(Rt.) No.8598/2024/G.Edn. dated 06.12.2024. Thereafter, the 5^th respondent had approved the appointment of the petitioner with effect from 07.06.2019 and issued order dated 28.05.2025. The petitioner claimed the salary up to November 2025 and it was encashed on 04.12.2025.

3. In the meanwhile, the 5^th respondent-Assistant Educational Officer issued an order directing the Headmaster to stop the payment of salary to the petitioner. It is highly arbitrary and illegal. It was issued without notice to the petitioner. Being aggrieved, the petitioner has approached this Court filing this writ petition.

4. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader representing respondents 1 to 5.

5. The petitioner would urge that there is no justification to stop the payment of salary of the petitioner and Ext.P5 is highly arbitrary and illegal and is liable to be set aside. The petitioner was not heard while the Government passed Ext.P6 order.

6. Be that as it may, from the pleadings, I find that the petitioner has preferred Ext.P7 Revision Petition before the 1^st respondent invoking Rule 92 of Chapter XIVA of the Kerala Education Rules , 1959. Ext.P7 being a statutory Revision Petition, it would only just and proper that the revisional authority considers the same within a reasonable time.

The writ petition is therefore disposed of directing the 1^st respondent to consider Ext.P7 Revision Petition and pass appropriate orders thereon, within a period of three months, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the Manager.

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