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Petitioner, who is working as Lower Primary School Teacher (LPST), seeks to call for the records leading to Ext.P2 audit objection and to set aside the same to the extent it directs to refund the alleged excess drawal of salary due to irregular fixation at the time of the grant of first Time Bound Higher Grade by issuing a writ of certiorari.

2. The petitioner states that she was appointed as LPST in St. Antony's Upper Primary School, Malapallippuram, Thrissur with effect from 08.06.1993. The petitioner was granted first Time Bound Higher Grade in the year 2003. On completion of 16 years of service, the petitioner was granted Senior Grade and thereafter, on completion of 22 years of service, she was granted Selection Grade.

3. There were no complaints on the fixation pursuant to grant of Higher Grades and Pay Revision Orders till now. However, when the pension papers of the petitioner was being processed, the 3^rd respondent-Deputy Director of Education found that the petitioner was irregularly granted first Time Bound Higher Grade, reckoning 8 days of Leave Without Allowance taken by the petitioner from 18.03.1998 to 25.03.1998. The 3^rd respondent o