V. Ramasubramanian, J.

Both these Writ Appeals, one by the State and another by private parties, are directed against the order passed by the learned Judge, allowing the writ petition filed by the first respondent in these writ appeals and directing the State to restore her seniority and also grant promotion to the post of Middle School Headmistress.

2. Heard Mr. VR.Shanmuganathan, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the State and Mr. V. Panneer Selvam, learned Counsel appearing for the appellants in other writ appeal and Mr. A. Velan, learned Counsel appearing for the first respondent/writ petitioner.

3. The first respondent/writ petitioner was appointed as Secondary Grade Teacher on 16.08.1983, in the Elementary School at Annavasal Panchayat Union. On 05.12.1990, she was transferred on her request to Municipal Middle School, Machuvadi at Pudukkottai.

4. At the time when the first respondent/writ petitioner was transferred to Pudukkottai Town Panchayat, the appellants in W.A(MD)No.1295 of 2013 had already been appointed as Secondary Grade Teacher and were not given promotion. They successfully completed the period of probation after writ petitioner joined duty o