1. Challenge in the appeal is to the legality of the judgment rendered by the learned Single Judge dated 14th August 2014 in writ petition No. 24085 of 2010, filed by the respondent (hereinafter referred to as Petitioner) claiming salary for the period she worked as junior lecturer in Carmel college, Mala. The appellants (hereinafter referred to as respondents) in the appeal are the respondents 1 to 3 in the writ petition and the respondents 4 to 6 in the writ petition are respondents 2 to 4 in the appeal.

2. Factual position in a nutshell are as follows: The petitioner was appointed as a Junior Lecturer in the Department of Botany in Carmel College, Mala, a private aided college affiliated to Calicut University as per an order dated 18/01/1997. She was holding M. Sc. Botany, M. Phil Botany and B. Ed at the time of her appointment as Junior Lecturer. Her appointment by Ext. PI was approved by the 3rd respondent as per Ext. P2 on 12/05/1998. While she was working in the college, the Pre - Degree course was delinked from colleges resulting in excess teaching and non - teaching staff and therefore excess staff were directed to be deployed to Higher Secondary Schools, as per Ext. P3 Gov