A teacher challenged her termination from an unaided higher secondary school and sought quashing of termination letters and directions on service conditions of private school teachers. Counsel for the petitioner sought withdrawal, undertaking to submit resignation; the school agreed to disburse eligible amounts. The writ petition was closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
MONDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 13TH JYAISHTA, 1946
WP(C) NO. 16170 OF 2023
PETITIONER:
REMI P.T
AGED 40 YEARS,
W/O M. SASIDHARAN, KOUSTHUBHAM (H), MYTHRI GARDEN,
THORAPURAM, MANNARKKAD POST, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN -
678582
BY ADVS.
T.P.PRADEEP
P.K.SATHEES KUMAR
MINIKUMARY M.V.
R.K.PRASANTH
JIJO JOSEPH
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY2 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 1ST FLOOR, ANNEX-II, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 6950013 DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD FORT MAIDAN, PALAKKAD, PIN - 6780014 MET- ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHELENKARA ROAD, MANNARKAD, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678582, REPRESENTED BY MANAGER,5 THE MANAGER, MET- ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHELENKARA ROAD, MANNARKAD, PALAKKAD, PIN - 6785826 THE SECRETARY, MANNARKKAD EDUCATION TRUST, CHELENKARA, MANNARKAD POST, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678582BY ADVS.
LAL K JOSEPH
T.A.LUXY(L-78)
P.MURALEEDHARAN (THURAVOOR)(K/1651/2000)
SURESH SUKUMAR(K/634/1997)
ANZIL SALIM(K/000447/2018)
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OTHER PRESENT:
SRI.V.K.SUNIL, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 03.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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P.V. KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.
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Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2024
JUDGMENT
The above writ petition is filed with the following prayers:
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withdraw this writ petition and submit appropriate resignation to
respondents 4 to 6. The counsel for the respondents 4 to 6 submitted that, if the resignation is received, the eligible amount will be disbursed to the petitioner.
Recording the above submission, this writ petition is closed.
Sd/-
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, JUDGE
SLR
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 16170/2023
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSTHE MANNARKKAD EDUCATION TRUST FPAYMENT OF TOTAL RUPEES OF ONE LA |
UED BYOR THEKH |
|---|---|---|
Exhibit P2 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE STAFFCONSOLIDATION DATED 20/04/2023 |
DETAILS |
Exhibit P3 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE ONLINEPUBLISHED IN ASIANET NEWS18/09/2022 |
NEWSDATED |
Exhibit P4 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE TERMINATIONISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT/MANAGMANNARKKAD EDUCATION TRUST DATEMARCH 2023 |
LETTERER OFD 31ST |
Exhibit P5 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTNEWSPAPER CUTTING INVITING APPFOR HSST TEACHERS AT MEMANNARKKAD IN MALAYALA MANORAMA20/04/2023 |
ION OFLICANTSTEMHSS,DATED |
Exhibit P6 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUEDMANAGER OF MET- ENGLISH MEDIUMSECONDARY SCHOOL, MANNARKAD PALAK |
BY THEHIGHERKAD |
Exhibit P7 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT(MS) NO. 155/2002/G. EDN11/06/2002 |
ORDERDATED |
Exhibit P8 |
A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESEBEFORETHEPRINCIPALSEC |
NTATIONRETARY, |
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION13/05/2023 |
DATED |
RESPONDENT EXHIBITS
Exhibit-R4(a) |
The true copy ofminutes of meeting |
the extract of thedated 18.03.2023 |
|---|---|---|
Exhibit-R4(b) |
True copy of the31.03.2023 issued t |
communication datedo Mr. Prakash P |
Exhibit-R4(c) |
True copy of the31.03.2023 issued t |
communication datedo Ms.Sabitha Rehmath |
Exhibit-P4(d) |
True copy of the |
communication dated |
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31.03.2023 issued to Ms.Sunitha
Exhibit-R4(e)True copy of the application dated
17.04.2023 of the petitioner issued to
the Principal of the 4th respondent
Exhibit-R4(f)True copy of the police complaint dated
21.04.2023 submitted by the 5th
respondent before the Mannarkkad Sub
Divisional Police Office
Exhibit R4(g)True copy of the acknowledgement
receipt issued by the Mannarkkad Sub
Divisional Police Office dated 21.04.23
Exhibit-R4(h)True copy of the letter dated
06.05.2023 give by the Principal of the
4th respondent to the Regional Deputy
Director of Education Malappuram
Exhibit-R4(i)True copy of the letter No.
METEMHSS/18/2023dated16/05/2023
addressed to the Director of General
Education Higher Secondary Section,
Housing Board, Trivandrum by the 6th
respondent
REMI P.T
THE STATE OF KERALA
THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD
MET- ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MANNARKAD
THE MANAGER, MET- ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
As recorded by the court registry
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