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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
N. NAGARESH, J
BAIJU K.R. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner's claim of seniority based on age. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. court's ruling on seniority in relation to age. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. cited past cases establishing legal precedent. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 4. arguments on the applicability of seniority rules. (Para 15 , 16 , 18 , 20) |
J U D G M E N T
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The petitioner, who is working as HSST (Economics) in Ithithanam Higher Secondary School, Malakunnam, Changanassery, seeks to declare that the petitioner being the eldest HSST among the HSSTs joined on 28.06.2004 is the seniormost HSST and the action of the respondents 3 and 4 in assigning rank No.2 to the 5th respondent denying the right of the petitioner to be assigned the topmost rank in the cadre of HSST is illegal and arbitrary.
2. Accoridng to the petitioner, he joined service by direct recruitment as HSST Junior on 10.010.2003. The post was upgraded as HSST (Economics) with effect from 28.06.2004. In the combined staff seniority list, Ext.P3, as on 01.06.2024, the petitioner was assigned rank No.4 and the 5th respondent was assigned rank No.2. The petitioner states that the post of HSST Junior held by serial Nos.2 to 8 in Ext.P3 seniority list was upgraded o
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