According to the petitioner, he was the coordinator of a registered Charitable Club known as Drisya Arts and Sports Club, Cherthala in Alappuzha District. Thus, as part of the activities of the club, he had occasion to take up several problems faced by children in various schools in Alappuzha District. The problem highlighted in this writ petition is lack of adequate number of teachers in the schools of Government of Kerala, detrimentally affecting the education of children. According to the petitioner as per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, in standards 1 to 5, a pupil-teacher ratio of 30:1 shall be maintained; and for standards 6 to 8, ratio to be maintained is 35:1. Kerala Education Rules was also amended consequent to the directions issued by this Court to make provisions in consonance with the provisions of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Nevertheless, the State Government has issued Exhibit P2 G.O. dated 6.07.2021, by which staff fixation is kept in abeyance. The staff strength was re-fixed during 201920 and thereafter, no re-fixation was made. There are more than 1,22,963 students studying, compared to the academic year 2019-20. No specific reason is stated for issuing such an order in flagrant violation of the Right or Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and KER, is the contention .
