Kerala High Court
Sundaran K vs State Of Kerala on 22 April, 2025
2025:KER:32833
W.P.(C) No.16224 of 2025 :1:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ
TUESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 2ND VAISAKHA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 16224 OF 2025
PETITIONERS:
1 SUNDARAN K.
AGED 46 YEARS
S/O.SANKARAN NAIR A.K., WORKING AS HSST HG
COMMERCE, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O.,
MALAPPURAM DIST. , RESIDING AT KADAVATH HOUSE,
MARAKKARA P.O., KADAMPUZHA VIA., MALAPPURAM DIST.,
PIN - 676553
2 SUMITHA PALLIPPURATH
AGED 48 YEARS
D/O. SETHUMADHAVAN C., WORKING AS HSST HG.
MALAYALAM, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O.,
MALAPPURAM DIST., RESIDING AT SANTHINIKETH,
RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE DIST., PIN - 673633
3 VINI C.R.
AGED 39 YEARS
D/O. C. RAVEENDRANATHAN, WORKING AS HSST HG
ENGLISH, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O.,
MALAPPURAM DIST., RESIDING AT THIRUVONAM,
PAKARANELLUR, PAZHUR PO, KUTTIPURAM, MALAPPURAM
DIST., PIN - 679571
4 DIVYA P.
AGED 38 YEARS
D/O. SHADANANTHAN P., WORKING AS HSST HG
MATHEMATICS, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA
P.O., MALAPPURAM DIST., RESIDING AT DIVYA NILAYAM,
PULPETTA P.O., MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DIST., PIN -
676123
2025:KER:32833
W.P.(C) No.16224 of 2025 :2:
5 SHABEEBA T.K.
AGED 41 YEARS
D/O. ABDULKHADER T.K., WORKING AS HSST BOTANY,
V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O., MALAPPURAM
DIST., RESIDING AT MANKADA HOUSE, PARAPAPUR PO,
CHOLAKKUNDU, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DIST., PIN -
676503
6 SHILAJA K.S.
AGED 51 YEARS
D/O. A. NARAYANAN NAMBIAR, WORKING AS HSST HG
POLITICAL SCIENCE, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA,
MARAKKARA P.O., MALAPPURAM DIST., RESIDING AT
SREENILAYAM, KADAMPUZHA PO, MALAPPURAM DIST.,
PIN - 676553
7 MOHAMMED SALAH K.P.
AGED 44 YEARS
S/O. SEETHI KOYA THANGAL, WORKING AS HSST HG
PHYSICS, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O.,
MALAPPURAM DIST., RESIDING AT KOTTAPURATH HOUSE,
MAJLIS ROAD, EDAYUR PO, VALANCHERRY, MALAPPURAM
DIST., PIN - 676552
8 SABNA M.
AGED 42 YEARS
D/O. KUNHIMOIDEENKUTTY M., WORKING AS HSST HG
CHEMISTRY, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O.,
MALAPPURAM DIST. , RESIDING AT GULISTAN, CHERUKUNU,
OTHUKUNGAL PO, MALAPPURAM DIST., PIN - 676528
9 SUCHITRA K.
AGED 45 YEARS
D/O. SANKUNNI NAIR, WORKED AS HSST ECONOMICS,
V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O., MALAPPURAM
DIST., RESIDING AT SREENILAYAM, PAKARANELLUR,
PAZHUR PO, KUTTIPPURAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 679571
2025:KER:32833
W.P.(C) No.16224 of 2025 :3:
0 DHANYA A.K.
AGED 44 YEARS
D/O. RAMACHANDRAN K.V., WORKING AS HSST JUNIOR HG
COMMERCE, V.V.M.H.S.S., MARAKKARA, MARAKKARA P.O.,
MALAPPURAM DIST., RESIDING AT PARATHODI HOUSE,
VALANCHERRY PO, MALAPPURAM DIST., PIN - 676552
BY ADV K.SANDESH RAJA
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION,
HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
2 DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
OFFICE OF THE DGE, JAGATHY ,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
PIN - 695014
3 REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION KANNUR
OFFICE OF THE RDD KANNUR, PAYYAMBALAM KANNUR,
PIN - 670003
OTHER PRESENT:
SMT.RESMI THOMAS-GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON 22.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
2025:KER:32833
W.P.(C) No.16224 of 2025 :4:
P.M.MANOJ, J.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
W.P.(C) No.16224 of 2025
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Dated this the 22nd day of April, 2025
JUDGMENT
The Petitioners are working as Higher secondary teachers in
the various aided schools from the academic year 2010 -2011. The
petitioners submit that they were appointed as HSST/HSST Junior
in the year 2010 and are entitled for regular scale of pay from their
1st date of appointment. It is also submitted that they are entitled
for appointment to the post of HSST in the academic year 2011-
2012 or earlier, when there are 24 periods for the concerned
subjects and denial of the above said benefit to the petitioners is
challenged in Ext.P6 series of revision petitions before the 1 st
respondent Government. The petitioners further submit that in an
identical situation the Government has granted regular
appointment to one Sri.Sajeevan from the first appointment as
guest teacher in the year 2010 and as HSST from 01.06.2011, as
per Ext.P5 Government Order. The writ petition is filed seeking
2025:KER:32833
consideration of Ext.P6 series of revision petition filed by the
petitioners to treat the period they were approved as guest
teachers as regular appointments and to grant all consequential
benefits in the light of Ext.P5 Government Order.
2. Heard both sides.
Considering the above facts and circumstances, the writ
petition is disposed of directing the the 1 st respondent to consider
and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P6 series of revision petitions
preferred by the petitioners within a period of two months from the
date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, in the light of Ext.P5
Government order, and after affording an opportunity of being
heard to the petitioners.
Sd/-
P.M.MANOJ
JUDGE
sm/
2025:KER:32833
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 16224/2025
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.[MS]
NO.122/2010/G.EDN. DATED 20/7/2010
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.[MS]
NO.211/2011/G.EDN. DATED 24/10/2011
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT REPORTED IN
2019 (2) KHC 686
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE
SUPREME COURT IN SLP NO.18120/2019 DATED
30/04/2024
Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.[RT]
NO.1665/2025/GEDN 28/02/2025
Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(a) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(b) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(c) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
2025:KER:32833
Exhibit P6(d) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 5TH
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(e) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 6TH
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6 (f) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 7TH
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(g) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 8TH
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(h) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 9TH
PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT
Exhibit P6(i) TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED
25.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE 10TH
PETITIONER TO THE 11TH RESPONDENT
