JUDGMENT

A.Muhamed Mustaque, J.

These matters are in regard to the appointment of Headmaster in a vacancy that arose in an aided school, namely, Navakerala L.P. School, Echur, Kannur District with effect from 01.05.2023. The manager of the aided school came in W.A.No.2098/2023 challenging an interim order of the learned Single Judge directing the Manager to handover the documents to Sri.P.Vinod Kumar, the senior most teacher of the said school. Taking note of the nature of the issue, we thought all the matters related to this issue shall be decided by this Court. Thus, with the consent of all the counsel appearing for the parties, we heard the matter on merit. We, accordingly, dispose of these matters by a common judgment.

2. There are three writ petitions. W.P.(C) No.26565/2023 was filed by P.Vinod Kumar, the senior most teacher in the school seeking a direction to appoint him as the Headmaster of the school. W.P.(C) No.32519/2023 was filed by the Manager challenging the order of the Additional Director of General Education, directing the Manager to appoint a senior most teacher in the school. The Manager also filed W.P.(C) No.36853/2023, challenging an order of Additional Director o