I.A. Ansari, J.

1. All these four writ petitions, namely, WP(C) Nos. 1267/05, 106/05, 2405/05 and 4026/2007, have been heard together for the purpose of final disposal and all these writ petitions are being disposed of by this common order inasmuch as all these writ petitions are closely inter-linked with each other and the disposal of any of these writ petitions would have a bearing on the ultimate decision in the remaining writ petitions.

2. In the present writ petitions, the Petitioner, Smt. Chanchala Paul, was appointed, on 18.2.1981, as an Assistant Teacher in Bhanga ME School, Karimganj, and, having been so appointed, she joined the post on 21.1.1981. As far as Respondent No. 5, namely, Rashid Ahmed, in WP(C) No. 4026/2007, is concerned, he joined the post of Hindi Teacher in Bhanga ME School, Karimganj, on 1.4.1985, on being transferred from another school. The Petitioner was allowed to hold the charge of the office of the Headmaster of Bhanga ME School, Karimganj, by virtue of an order, dated 3.1.2004, passed in this regard. This order, dated 3.1.2004, was put to challenge by Respondent No. 5, on 23.8.2004, by way of a writ application, which gave rise to WP(C) No. 60