JUDGMENT :

P.B. Suresh Kumar, J.

1. The issues involved in these writ petitions are closely interlinked and they are, therefore, disposed of by this common judgment. Parties and documents are referred to in this judgment for convenience, as they appear in W.P.(C) No.26553 of 2014.

2. The petitioner was appointed in terms of Ext.P1 order as Lower Primary School Assistant (LPSA) in A.M. Upper Primary School, Punnathala (the School) on 01.06.2009 in the leave vacancy of one Sabira Pottachola for the period upto 10.10.2010. The appointment in terms of Ext.P1 was not approved initially by the Educational Officer. The leave granted to Sabira Pottachola was later extended up to 10.10.2015. When the leave of the teacher referred to above was extended up to 10.10.2015, the appointment of the petitioner was also extended up to 10.10.2015 as per Ext.P2 order. The appointment of the petitioner in terms of Ext.P2 order was also not initially approved by the Educational Officer. The Manager though took up the matter relating to the approval of the appointments in terms of Exts.P1 and P2 in appeal before the District Educational Officer, the same was rejected. The decision of the District Educati