Kerala Education Rules, 1959

The appellants, who were Assistant Educational Officers (AEO) in the Kerala Education Service, were ordered by a 1977 government letter to be transferred back to the lower post of High School Assistant (HSA) after six years of service. They challenged the reversion as violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution…

The appellants, Praveen Kumar C.P. and Anitha Devi, applied for High School Assistant posts in Kerala where the recruitment notification required a B.Ed. in the concerned subject (Natural Science). Their B.Ed. degrees were in Biological Science (and related subjects) obtained from universities outside Kerala. They obta…

The appellant, Zubair P, a teacher with BA and MA in Economics and a B.Ed. in Social Sciences, had passed the State Eligibility Test (SET) in Malayalam and was appointed as Higher Secondary School Teacher (Economics) on 15 July 2021. The State of Kerala and other respondents objected, contending that the Kerala Educati…

Three children belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses sect were expelled from a Kerala school for refusing to sing the National Anthem, though they stood respectfully during its rendition. The petitioners claimed that compulsory singing violated their fundamental rights under Articles 19(1)(a) (freedom of speech) and 25(…

The Supreme Court considered whether teachers who, after attaining the age of superannuation, continued in service under Rule 62 of the Kerala Education Rules, 1959 were entitled to the benefit of a pay revision that took effect during the extended service period. The State of Kerala argued that Rule 60(c) of the Keral…

Two aided primary schools in Kerala applied for upgradation to secondary level but the State rejected the applications citing lack of funds and non‑compliance with the Kerala Education Rules, 1959. The schools claimed discrimination, arguing that two other schools had previously been upgraded by relaxing the same rules…

The Secretary of the Cannanore District Muslim Educational Association, a minority institution, sought permission to run a Higher Secondary school after the Kerala government abolished pre‑degree courses and allowed colleges with high schools to add classes up to the 12th standard. Although the Council of Ministers had…

The plaintiff‑appellant, Muslimveetil Chalakkal Ahammed Haji, sought specific performance of a 2007 agreement to purchase a 1/11th share of a three‑acre school property from the defendant‑respondent, Sakeena Beevi, who was one of nine heirs. After the death of the father, the heirs executed an unregistered power of att…

V.K. Girija was appointed as a Higher Secondary School Teacher (Economics) by direct recruitment. Reshma Parayil, a Higher Secondary School Assistant, claimed that the vacancy should have been filled by transfer under Rule 4(2) of the Kerala Education Rules, 1959. The State Government ordered her transfer, but a Single…

The Tribal Mission established an unaided English‑medium school in Kerala in 2001 and applied for state recognition in 2003. The Government, relying on its 2007 policy and the Kerala Education Rules (KER) 1959, rejected the application, noting that three recognized schools existed nearby and that granting recognition c…

The appellant was appointed as High School Assistant (Hindi) after a vacancy arose on 1 July 2003. Respondent No.1, already a Lower Grade Hindi Teacher, did not possess the required qualification on that vacancy date but obtained it later on 23 September 2003. He challenged the appellant's appointment, arguing that the…