1. The petitioner in W.P.No.21392 and 24844 of 2014 is working in Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai. He is attaining superannuation on 30.09.2014. The post of Head of the Department of Plant Biology and Plant Bio-Technology Department has fallen vacant and the petitioner is the senior most person to be considered for appointment to the post of the Head of the Department. The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai, directed the College to fill up the Head of the Department of the post by nominating the senior most person in the Department. As the petitioner is the senior most person, he sent a representation to the College Committee to consider his name for that post. As there was no progress, the petitioner filed W.P.No.19794 of 2014 seeking for direction directing the college committee to consider his candidature for appointment as Head of the Department and the Writ Petition is pending. As he is reaching superannuation on 30.09.2014, he applied for extention of service by representation dated 2.7.2014. According to the petitioner, the extention has to be decided by the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education and the Application has to be routed