NALLAMUTTATHU K G DEVAKIAMMA Vs. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The issue raised in these writ petitions being common, these cases are disposed of by this judgment.

(2.) WP (C) No. 15943/2008 has been filed by the Manager of Captain N. P. P. M. VHSS, Kattachira, Pallickal, Kayamkulam. The issue raised is regarding the conflicting claims of respondents 2 and 3 therein for the post of Headmaster of the School. The second respondent Sri. P. Arjunan is the petitioner in WP (C) No. 19101/08 and the 3rd respondent Smt. Sabitha Surenderan is the petitioner in WP (C) No. 11078/2008. For the sake of convenience, I will refer to the facts as are stated in WP (C) No. 11078/08.

(3.) Ext. P1 in this writ petition is a seniority list prepared for the year 2003 in which the 2nd respondent Sri. P. Arjunan is at serial No. 21 and the 3rd respondent Smt. Sabitha Surendran is at Sl. No. 17. Following retirements, the seniority was revised and Ext. P2 seniority list of 2006 is the latest. In that seniority list, the 2nd and 3rd respondents are at Sl. Nos. 13 and 10 respectively.