2025:KER:27137 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 7TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 18304 OF 2024 PETITIONERS: 1 KERALITE TAMIL LINGUISTIC MINORITY PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT REPRESENTED BY IT'S GENERAL SECRETARY V. BALACHANDRAN PUTHUVAYAL, 870, VANNIYARSTREET, KOZHINJAMPARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, KERALA (REGISTRATION NO.PKD/TC/9/2024), PIN - 678555 2 JITHIN.S AGED 23 YEARS S/O SIVARAMAN, KULLARAYANPALAYAM, PAZHANIYARPALAYAM P. O, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678555 3 SANKARANARAYANAN.R.K AGED 25 YEARS S/O RAGUPATHY .A. 17 / 280, VADUKKANKULAMBU, KOZHINJ AMPARA P. O, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678555 4 PRINCY.R. AGED 23 YEARS D/O RAHEESH,SORAPPARA, KOZHIPPARA.P.O, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678557 2025:KER:27137 WP(C) No.18304 of 2024 2 5 KALPANA.G AGED 26 YEARS D/O GOPAL , KULAKKAPARA, PALANIYARPALAYAM, KOZHINJAMPARA, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD., PIN - 678557 BY ADVS. K.LAKSHMINARAYANAN SATHYASHREE PRIYA EASWARAN RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, (CGE~CGE EDUCATION), SECRETARIAT, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY THIS SECRETARY, PIN - 695001 2 COMMISSIONER OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS PAREEKSHA BHAVAN, POOJAPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695012 3 NODAL OFFICER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 4 DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND LABOUR ROOM NO.201,2ND FLOOR,ANNEXE-2, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 695001 2025:KER:27137 WP(C) No.18304 of 2024 3 5 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS, SOUTHERN ZONE,RAJAJI BHAVAN, E-WING, B-BLOCK, II FLOOR, BESANT NAGAR, CHENNAI, PIN - 600090 BY ADV. SRI. T.C. KRISHNA SRI. PREMCHAND R. NAIR, SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:27137 WP(C) No.18304 of 2024 4 JUDGMENT Dated this the 28th day of March, 2025 The petitioners, who are Keralite Tamil Linguistic Minority People’s Movement and others, have filed this writ petition seeking the following relief: (A) Issue a writ of mandamus commanding the 1st and 2nd respondents to consider Ext.P3 favourably and provide the question papers in Tamil language for the students of Tamil Linguistic minority in the Kerala Teacher's Eligibility Test (K-TET) exams in the future. 2. When this writ petition came up for hearing today, counsel for the petitioners submitted that the Government has issued an order dated 25.02.2025 permitting to issue question paper in Tamil for the Tamil Linguistic Minorities for K-TET Examination. 2025:KER:27137 WP(C) No.18304 of 2024 5 3. The petitioners state that in view of the above directions given by the Government, the prayer of the petitioners stands substantially met. The writ petition is therefore closed. Sd/- N.NAGARESH JUDGE spk 2025:KER:27137 WP(C) No.18304 of 2024 6 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 18304/2024 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE SAID G.O P NO.166/16/G EDN DATED 30.09.2016 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE QUESTION PAPER BOOKLET Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18.01.2024 DEMANDING FOR ACTION BY THE RESPONDENTS WAS SENT BY THE LOT PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND 5TH RESPONDENT (VIA E -MAIL) Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL DATED 19.01.2024 RECEIVED FROM THE 5TH RESPONDENT (VIA E - MAIL) Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE E POST WITH ID NO. 33140 -1480898-196 DATED 16.02.24 FROM THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 20.04.2024 Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE SAID REPRESENTATION DATED 01-10-2024 FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT 2025:KER:27137 WP(C) No.18304 of 2024 7 RESPONDENT ANNEXURES ANNEXURE R5(a) A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER THE 52ND REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA -JULY 2014 TO JUNE 2015-