Aggrieved by her number selection for promotion as HSST, the appellant filed P. No.
However, she was informed by letter dated 05.04.2001 of the Manager, B.A.R. High School, Bovikanan respondent No.4 that she was number selected for the post of HSST History .
21069 of 2003.
21069 of 2003 was dismissed by judgment dated 22.6.2004 and Writ Petition C No.
The said order was challenged by the appellant by filing W.P. C No.
Challenging the same, the appellant filed O.P. No.
The appellant passed M.A. History in second class from the University of Mysore.
Respondent No.5 herein, namely, M.K. Aravindakshan Nambiar, entered into service as HSA Social Studies Kannada Medium with effect from 20.06.1991.
She has been awarded B.A. degree by the University of Calicut having been duly certified to have passed in Economics main and Political Science, Indian History as subsidiaries in the year 1980.
She was appointed as HSA Social Studies with effect from 13.07.1990 which was duly approved by the Manager, B.A.R. High School, Bovikanan respondent No.4 herein .
Pursuant to the said direction, the appellant submitted a fresh representation and finally the earlier order was once again reiterated upholding the appointment of the 5th respondent.
13710 of 2001 which was disposed of by order dated 26.02.2003 directing the Director, B.A.R. High School, Bovikanan, to companysider the grievance of the appellant after affording her an opportunity of being heard.
The appellant appeared for the interview and produced all the original certificates to prove her qualifications and eligibility.
She has also passed the State Eligibility Test SET in History subject in June, 2000 and the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations has certified that the appellant has passed the SET prescribed as one of the qualifications for appointment as Higher Secondary School Teacher, in short HSST.
1265 of 2004 on various grounds.
15674 of 2004 was disposed of by directing the companycerned respondents to approve the appointment of 5th respondent and to disburse his salary within two months from the date of production of a companyy of the judgment.
Being aggrieved by the above judgment, the appellant preferred an appeal before the Division Bench of the High Court of Kerala in W.A. No.
The said writ petition was finally heard along with W.P. C No.
22902 of 2000 before the High Court of Kerala which was disposed of by order dated 10.8.2000 directing the Director, Higher Secondary Education, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala respondent No.1 herein , to companysider and pass order on the representation made by the appellant within a period of two months.
It is the grievance of the appellant that the 4th respondent the Manager, overlooking the seniority and eligibility of the appellant, appointed 5th respondent as HSST Humanities .
4480 OF 2007 Arising out of SLP C No.
15674 of 2004 filed by the 5th respondent seeking for approval of his appointment and payment of salary.
degree of the University of Calicut and a certificate to that effect has been issued to the appellant by the Registrar of the University of Calicut.
19296 OF 2004 Sathasivam, J. Leave granted.
Questioning these orders, the present appeal has been preferred before this Court.
CIVIL APPEAL NO.
By the impugned order dated 12.07.2004, the Division Bench after finding that the selection shall be made based on seniority and suitability upheld the decision of the Selection Committee selecting the 5th respondent companyfirmed the order of the learned single Judge and dismissed the writ appeal filed by the appellant.
The brief facts, in nutshell, are as follows According to the appellant, she was originally working as High School Assistant hereinafter referred to as HSA Social Studies in the B.A.R. Higher Secondary School, Bovikanan.
She has also been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Education B.Ed in English and History subjects by the Karnataka University in recognition of the fulfillment of the requirements for the said degree and according to her, she passed the examination in April, 1981 in First Class.
Valsala Kumari Devi M., High School Assistant, B.A.R. High School, Bovikanan, Muliyar Post, Kasargode District, Kerala, who lost her case before the High Court of Kerala has filed the above appeal.
degree of the University of Karnataka has been recognized as equivalent to the B.Ed.
The above said writ petitions were jointly heard and W.P. C No.
He is junior to the appellant in the category of HSA.
A certificate to that effect has also been issued by the Registrar, University of Calicut certifying that M.A. History Degree of the Mysore University is recognized as equivalent to M.A. History Degree of the University of Calicut.
Pursuant to the said direction, she was called upon to appear for an interview fixed for 30.03.2001.
M.A. History degree of the Mysore University has been recognized as equivalent to the A. History degree of University of Calicut.
She has also passed the Master of Arts English degree examination held in December, 2002 from the Annamalai University and she was placed in Second Class.
