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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
N.NAGARESH
Chinchu Lizen Babu, D/o Lizen Babu – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala, Represented By The Principal Secretary To The Government, General Education Department, Government Secretariat – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
N.NAGARESH, J.
W.P.(C) No.2704/2024 has been filed by the petitioner, who is working as HSST (Junior) Chemistry in the MSM HSS, Chathinamkulam, Kollam. The petitioner seeks to declare that the petitioner is entitled to get her appointment approved as HSST (Junior) in Chemistry under By-transfer quota at the MSM HSS, Chathinamkulam, Kollam. W.P.(C) No.9502/2024 has been filed by the 5th respondent in W.P.(C) No.2704/2024 seeking to direct the 2nd respondent-Regional Deputy Director to approve the appointment of the petitioner as HSST (Junior)Hindi.
2. The parties and exhibits in these writ petitions are referred to in this judgment as they are described/marked in W.P.(C) No.2704/2024, for convenience.
3. The petitioner states that she was initially appointed as UPSA on 06.06.2019 in MSM HSS, Chathinamkulam. She was later appointed as HSST Junior on 12.03.2022. After the appointment of the petitioner as HSST Junior, the Manager had forwarded proposal for approval of petitioner's appointment. The proposal was rejected by the Regional Deputy Director as per Ext.P3 order dated 22.10.2022.
4. The petitioner states that Note 1 below Rule4(3) Chapter XXXII, KER provides that 25% of t
The 25% quota for By-transfer appointments must be applied to the sanctioned strength of posts rather than arising vacancies.
The 25% quota for By-transfer appointments must apply to total sanctioned posts, not to vacancies, as per Rule 4(3) of the Kerala Education Rules.
The interpretation of Kerala Education Rules, Chapter XXXII Rule 4(3) regarding the appointment process and the rounding off of fractions.
Rounding off fractional figures in post allocation is a statutory requirement under Kerala Education Rules.
The appointment of the 7th respondent as HSST (Jr) was determined to be a by transfer appointment, impacting the petitioners' job security.
Appointment procedures must adhere to regulations ensuring transparency and clarity to avoid disputes over seniority and qualifications.
Merely highlighting the manner in which the statutory rules and the discriminating consequences which may arise if the same is wrongly construed. Under no circumstances can her claim be rejected on t....
The court affirmed that the appointment of the teacher in question is by transfer under educational rules, validating the procedure and dismissing claims of incompetence based on probation status.
Vacancies must be filled based on occurrence dates, not appointment timings; the ratio of 1:3 for transfer vs. direct recruitment is mandated by law.
The appointment of the petitioner as HSST Junior (Malayalam) was justified based on the Staff Fixation Orders, and the rejection of her appointment violated principles of natural justice.
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