Ramachandran, J.

In this batch of writ appeals, the Government challenges the judgments passed in different writ petitions, whereby the claims put in by the petitioners for regularization as Higher Secondary School Teachers were held as admissible, relying on principles laid down by a set of earlier cases. Writ Appeal No.2323 of 2004 could be considered as a representative case and it arises from W.P.(C).No.21983 of 2003 and connected cases. Operative portion of the judgment runs as following:

“In view of the factual and legal position as stated above these writ petitions are allowed directing the second respondent to approve the appointment of the petitioners for all purposes and grant their eligible benefits, in case the only impediment was that the petitioners had not obtained B.Ed degree from a University approved by the Universities in Kerala”.

Excepting W.A.No.1829 of 2005, in all other cases the objectionable feature pointed out by the State was that the respective teachers, who secured appointments, did not have recognised B.Ed degree qualification, since the incumbent had obtained such degree before their appointment, by undergoing correspondence course.

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