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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 18) stayed the suspension of the teacher, who included V.D. Savarkar's name in a quiz on freedom fighters.

The Court, however, made it clear that the disciplinary proceedings against him would continue.

A detailed order is awaited.

Justice Viju Abraham said in open court:

"I'm inclined to pass an interim order staying the operation of...order of suspension for a period of one month. But I'm permitting the disciplinary proceedings to continue."

The case is posted to September 18 for further consideration.

According to the UP school teacher, he was suspended only because the quiz for the inter-school competition was prepared under his supervision.

The quiz had included the question "Which freedom fighter received the maximum punishment from the Britishers?", and the answer was set as 'V.D. Savarkar'.

Last week, the Court had sought the State's response to the plea. Yesterday, it heard detailed arguments adduced by the parties.

The question was prepared for an inter-school competition titled 'Social Science Club Freedom Quiz 2026' held on August 6 in Kasargod district.

The plea has stated that the inclusion of the question/answer had become a subject of controversy, which led to an enquiry by the Deputy Director of Education. Based on the enquiry and recommendation, the petitioner was placed under suspension and disciplinary proceedings were sought to be initiated against him.

As per the plea, order has been issued under the direction from the Minister of General Education Department and the same was issued in violation of the Rules of the Business of the Government of Kerala.

Aggrieved by the action, the petitioner sought the intervention of the High Court. He challenged the actions taken against him as violative of the Kerala Education Act.

He has sought to quash the memo of charges, the suspension order and the DDE's letter. The same prayers are sought for in the interim.

Case No: WP(C) 27818/2026

Case Title: Guruprasad Rai K. v. State of Kerala and Ors.

The petition is moved by Advocates K.S. Bharathan, Aadithyan S. Mannali, Ronit Zachariah, Sagith Kumar V., Hemanth H., and S. Krishna.

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