JUDGMENT :

R. Vijayakumar, J.

(Common Prayer: Writ Appeals filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, to set aside the orders dated 19.07 2021 made in WP(MD).Nos.15428 of 2020 & 152 of 2021 and allow the above writ appeals.)

1. The facts leading to the filing of these writ appeals are as follows:

(i) In W.P(MD).No.15428 of 2020 has been filed by a B.T.Assistant Teacher of an aided minority School challenging the non-approval of her appointment on the ground that she had not acquired 5 years teaching experience.

(ii) The petitioner in the said writ petition was appointed as B.T.Assistant on 12.08.2015 in an aided minority School. She was promoted as a Headmistress on 24.06.2016. A proposal was sent to the authorities for approval 18.08.2017. The said proposal was returned on the ground that the petitioner has not acquired five years of teaching experience. The School Management had filed W.P.No.10745 of 2018 seeking relaxation of five years experience and the same was dismissed on 26.04.2018. The writ appeal preferred by the Management in W.A.No.1405 of 2018 was also dismissed on 10.07.2018.

(iii) According to the petitioner, G.O.Ms.No.97, School Education Department, dated 05.07.2001 was