JUDGMENT :

N. Unni Krishnan Nair, J.

Heard Mr. S. Banik, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant in both these writ appeals. Also heard Mr. R. Mazumdar, learned standing counsel, Secondary Education Department, appearing on behalf of the State Respondents; and Mr. F.U. Barbhuiya, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent No. 1, in both these appeals.

2. The above-noted intra-Court appeals have been instituted by the appellant, herein, assailing the judgment & order, 16.06.2023, passed by the learned single Judge in WP(c)1651/2015 and WP(c)2428/2016, allowing the said writ petitions.

3. For the purpose of adjudication of the issues arising in the present appeals; the facts and the placement of the parties are so denoted from Writ Appeal No. 355/2023.

4. As projected in the writ appeal; the respondent No. 1, herein, was appointed as a Lower Division Assistant by the Managing Committee of Tarinipur High School on 28.02.1996 and she had joined her service on 01.03.1996. At the time of joining of the respondent No. 1, in the said school; there was another employee, namely, Jalal Uddin, who was appointed as a Lower Division Assistant, against the first post of Lower Divi