2025:KER:30715 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 13541 OF 2025 PETITIONERS: 1 AJESH K AGED 41 YEARS, S/O V.K KUNJACHAN, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER (SOCIAL SCIENCE), MIHS POOMKAVU, PATHIRAPALLY P.O, ALAPPUZHA, RESIDING AT ARUN NIVAS, CHARAMANGALAM, MUHAMMA P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688525. 2 JOMON JOY AGED 44 YEARS, S/O M.J JOY, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER (SOCIAL SCIENCE), SMSJ HIGH SCHOOL, THYCATUSSERY P.O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA , RESIDING AT MUTTUMANA HOUSE, THALAYOLAPARAMBU P.O, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686605. 3 ABHILASH .H AGED 49 YEARS, S/O HARIHARAN T.V, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER (SOCIAL SCIENCE), SNTHSS PALLIPPAD, NANGIARKULAGARA, ALAPPUZHA , RESIDING AT THUSHARA, KOTTAPURAM, PARAVOOR P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN – 691301. W.P.(C)No.13541 of 2025 :2: 2025:KER:30715 4 DINIL MURALI AGED 45 YEARS, S/O MURALIDHARAN NAIR, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER (SOCIAL SCIENCE), MSMHSS, CHATHINAMKULAM, CHANDANATHOPP, KOLLAM , RESINDING AT GOWREESHANKARAM, KUZHIYAM SOUTH, CHANDANATHOPP P.O, KOLLAM, PIN – 691014. BY ADVS. P.NANDAKUMAR VIVEK VIJAYAKUMAR RISHI RAJEEV MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001. 2 DIRECTOR GENERAL EDUCATION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695014. BY ADV.SRI.TONY M, SPL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C)No.13541 of 2025 :3: 2025:KER:30715 J U D G M E N T Dated this the 8th day of April, 2025 The petitioners, who are Aided School Teachers, are aggrieved by Ext.P1 Circular. According to the petitioners, by Ext.P1 Circular, the petitioners are required to engage in follow- up classes during the period from 08.04.2024. The petitioners submit that they have already been assigned valuation duty. The valuation duty and follow-up classes cannot be taken together. 2. Special Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that there are more than 20,000 Teachers who are assigned examination duty and only a part of the Teachers are assigned valuation duty. Special Government Pleader further submits that those who are assigned valuation duty will not be required to take follow-up classes. W.P.(C)No.13541 of 2025 :4: 2025:KER:30715 In view of the afore stand taken on behalf of the respondents, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of recording the said submission. Sd/- N. NAGARESH JUDGE ams W.P.(C)No.13541 of 2025 :5: 2025:KER:30715 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 13541/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR NO. DGE/11778/2023 – QIP1 DATED 25.03.2025 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF COMMON JUDGMENT DATED 01.08.2024 IN WP(C) NO. 21811 OF 2024 AND CONNECTED CASES Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF COMMON JUDGMENT DATED 03.09.2024 WA NO 1307 OF 2024 AND CONNECTED CASES.