1. The petitioner in both the writ petitions is the same person. Both the writ petitions involved common questions of fact and law and thus, the writ petitions are disposed by a common order.

2. The petitioner is a Gold Medalist in M.A (Tamil). He also passed M.Ed. He was appointed as Headmaster on 01.02.1985 in YMCA Boys Town Middle School, Fort, Chennai - 600 009, which is an aided minority school. The said School was upgraded as High School on 01.06.1990 with a condition that the aid would be confined upto Middle School level. That is, the High School was run on self financed basis. On completion of ten years of service, the petitioner was granted Selection Grade in the cadre of Middle School Headmaster.

3. While so, the petitioner was transferred to YMCA Boys Town Higher Secondary School, Kottivakkam, Chennai, by the Management, by an order dated 12.04.2004 due to the vacancy caused by the retirement of one Mr.Vedha Manickam. The Higher Secondary school was also granted aid upto Middle School level. The petitioner was relieved from YMCA Boys Town High School, Fort, Chennai -600 009 on 31.05.2004 and joined as Headmaster of the YMCA Boys Town Higher Secondary School,