P R BINDHULEKHA Vs. M V JAYALAKSHMI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) AS both these Writ Appeals have been preferred against the very same judgment passed by the learned single Judge in W. P. No. 4475 of 1995, dated 11. 7. 2002, they were heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) THE appellant in W. A. No. 2502 of 2002, namely P. R. Bindulekha (fourth respondent in W. P. No. 4475 of 1995), was working was Office Assistant in Sri Ayyappa College for Women, Ayyappa Nagar, Chunkankadai, Nagercoil-7, Kanyakumari District (the appellant in W. A. No. 2604 of 2002) (hereinafter referred to as 'the College') and was promoted as Record Clerk on 21st October, 1994 pursuant to the decision of the College Committee at its meeting held on 27th September, 1994.

(3.) THE first respondent-M. V. Jayalakshmi (in both the Writ Appeals) who was also working as Office Assistant in the College, preferred Writ Petition No. 4475 of 1995 and prayed for a direction to the College Management to cancel the promotion granted to the fourth respondent-P. R. Bindhulekha (the appellant in W. A. No. 2502 of 2002) and for a further prayer to direct the Management of the College to promote her as Record Clerk with effect from 20. 10. 1994.