N. Sivaraman Nair, J.

1. The interplay of R.5 and 37 Chap.14A of the Kerala Education Rules (for short 'the Rules' ) is the subject matter of this Original Petition. The facts are brief and the points are covered by a Division Bench of this Court.

2. Petitioner commenced service as an untrained Graduate Teacher in an aided school under the Management of the 5th respondent, on 17-6-1961. The 6th respondent was appointed earlier on 18-7-1980. The untrained service of both were duly approved. The District Educational Officer, Pathanamthitta, in Ext R6(a) order dated 9-6-1962. selected the 6th respondent, the petitioner, and two other teachers of the same school for B.Ed. training. The 6th respondent was the first among the four teachers. The teachers joined the training course on 23-6-1962. After completion of the course, they rejoined service on 4-6-1963. The results were published on 22-6-1963. All the four teachers commenced continuous qualified service from the same date In two seniority lists published in 1966 and 1974, their ranks were arranged in the order of age, the older being treated as senior. A seniority list of teachers in the schools under the management of the 5t