IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K. NARENDRAN &

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.

TH TUESDAY, THE 12 DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 21ST SRAVANA, 1947 OP(KAT)NO. 290 OF 2025 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 27.06.2025 IN OA (EKM) NO.922 OF 2025 OF KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ADDITIONAL BENCH, ERNAKULAM.

PETITIONER/APPLICANT:

ABDUL SALEEM V.P., AGED 50 YEARS S/O.ABDU, VALAYAMPUZHA HOUSE, NATTUKAL P.O., MANNARKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PRESENTLY WORKING FULL-TIME LANGUAGE TEACHER (ARABIC), (LPS) GOVERNMENT MUSLIM UP SCHOOL, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT 678

582 PH.NO.9447942641, PIN - 678583 BY ADVS.

SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SRI.H.PRAVEEN (KOTTARAKARA)

RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ANNEX II, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - KERALA, PIN - 695001

2 THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION, ANNEX.II, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

3 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001

4 THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678582

5 THE HEADMASTER, G.M.U.P. SCHOOL, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678582 ADV.SRI.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL (SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS OP (KAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12.08.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner, who is a Full Time Language Teacher (Arabic) L.P. Section, filed O.A.(EKM)No.922 of 2025 before the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Additional Bench, Ernakulam, invoking the provisions under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking an order to quash Annexure A1 staff fixation order dated 18.07.2024 of the 4^th respondent Assistant Educational Officer, Mannarkkad, for the academic year 2024-25, to the extent it reduces one post of Full Time Language Teacher (Arabic) in the L.P. Section of Government Muslim U.P. School, Mannarkkad; Annexure A7 transfer order dated 07.10.2024 issued by the 3^rd respondent Deputy Director of Education, Palakkad of Language/Specialist Teachers, due to reduction of posts in the staff fixation order for the academic year 2024-25; Annexure A10 order dated 14.01.2025 of the Joint Director of General Education (Academics) in the petition filed by the petitioner; and Annexure A14 order dated 13.06.2025 issued by the 1^st respondent State rejecting Annexure A11 representation dated 16.01.2025 made by the petitioner.

2. On 27.06.2025, when the original application came up for admission, the Tribunal admitted the matter on file. The learned Government Pleader took notice for the respondents. In the original application, the petitioner sought for an interim stay of his transfer and deployment pursuant to Annexures A1, A7, A10 and A14. The Tribunal, without granting an interim stay as sought for, directed the respondents to file a statement and listed the matter after one month.

3. Challenging Ext.P4 order dated 27.06.2025 of the Tribunal in O.A.(EKM)No.922 of 2025, the petitioner-applicant is before this Court in this original petition, invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

4. On 02.07.20257, when this original petition came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader was directed to get instructions and file a report along with a memo. In the said order, it was made clear that if the petitioner is relieved, it will be subject to further orders of this Court. If there exists a post, necessarily, the petitioner will have to be reverted to the present school.

5. Along with I.A.No.2 of 2025, the petitioner has placed on record Ext.P5 staff fixation order dated 18.07.2025 of the 4^th respondent Assistant Educational Officer, in Government Muslim U.P. School, Mannarkkad, for the academic year 2025-26. On

28.07.2025, when this original petition came up for consideration, the Division Bench pass