2025:KER:28553 W.A. No.564 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. KRISHNA KUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WA NO. 564 OF 2025 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 21.01.2025 IN WP(C) NO.21969 OF 2019 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANT/PETITIONER: S.THANKAMANY, AGED 63 YEARS, W/O.VIJAYAKUMAR, RETIRED WHILE HOLDING THE CHARGE OF HEADMISTRESS, RRV GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695 601, RESIDING AT ELAYIDATH, CHOOTTAYIL, KILIMANNOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 601 BY ADVS. KALEESWARAM RAJ THULASI K. RAJ CHINNU MARIA ANTONY APARNA NARAYAN MENON RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001 2 THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION 2025:KER:28553 W.A. No.564 of 2025 2 JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 014 3 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001 4 THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 101 5 THE MANAGER, RAJA RAVI VARMA GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001 6 SMT.JALAJA, TEACHER-IN-CHARGE (RETIRED), FROM RRV GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695 601, RESIDING AT MALAKKAL HOUSE, MALAKKAL P.O. PANAPP KUNNU, MADAVOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 020 7 SRI.N.K.VIJAYAN PILLAI, HST, RRV GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 601 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:28553 W.A. No.564 of 2025 3 J U D G M E N T A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. Under the Kerala Education Act and Rules, a distinction has been made regarding the qualifications for appointment as a High School Assistant and the Headmaster. The petitioner wants to logically extend the qualification of the High School Assistant for the purpose of appointment as Headmaster. In fact, going by the distinct qualifications as prescribed under Kerala Education Act and Rules, the one prescribed for High School Assistant cannot be taken as the qualification for the purpose of appointment as Headmaster. It is specifically recorded in Rule 44 of Chapter XIV of the Kerala Education Rules that one should possess an experience of twelve years after the acquisition of collegiate training such as B.T, L.T or B.Ed. as qualification. In such circumstances, if one does not possess the qualifications as prescribed under the relevant rules for the appointment as Headmaster, he cannot aspire to become the 2025:KER:28553 W.A. No.564 of 2025 4 Headmaster as rightly found in this matter by the learned Single Judge. Accordingly, the writ appeal stands dismissed. Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE Sd/- P. KRISHNA KUMAR JUDGE PR 2025:KER:28553 W.A. No.564 of 2025 5 APPENDIX OF WA 564/2025 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure I TRUE COPY OF G.O (P) NO.143/78/GAD DATED 16.03.1978. Annexure II TRUE COPY OF THE RTI QUESTIONNAIRE DATED 15.06.2019 ALONG WITH THE REPLY DATED 29.06.2019.