JUDGMENT

Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 The petitioner was appointed as UPSA in the St. Francis UP School, Amballoor, Ernakulam District on 05.06.2006 against an additional division vacancy. The appointment of the petitioner was not approved initially. Later, after Ext.P4 Government Order, the 4^th respondent-Assistant Educational Officer issued Ext.P5 order dated 30.12.2019, whereby the petitioner’s appointment was approved with effect from 05.06.2006 to 31.05.2011. The Manager of the School submitted that approval to the appointment of the petitioner needs to be granted only from 05.06.2006 to 31.05.2009. 2. Perhaps on the basis of the communication of the Manager, Director of General Education issued Ext.P8 cancelling Ext.P5 approval and granting approval to the appointment of the petitioner for the period from 04.06.2007 to 31.05.2009. The petitioner is aggrieved by the approval granted from 04.06.2007. According to the petitioner, approval ought to have been granted with effect from 05.06.2006.

3. The respondents filed counter affidavit. The respondents stated that the 2^nd respondent had issued Ext.P8 dated 01.10.2022 ordering to revise granting of approval from 04.06