J U D G M E N T

The petitioner joined the service of the school managed by the 4^th respondent as HSA in the year 1993 and was promoted to the cadre of Headmaster with effect from 01.04.2016. Later, the Manager appointed the petitioner as Principal with effect from 10.06.2021, and the petitioner sought approval of his appointment as Principal. However, the 3^rd respondent, by order dated Ext.P12, rejected the approval of the petitioner’s appointment as Principal. The appeal as well as the subsequent revision filed by the Manager against the aforesaid order were also unsuccessful. It is in the above circumstances that the petitioner has approached this Court.

2. Heard Sri.Murali Pallath, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Shylaja S.L., the learned Government Pleader.

3. The revision filed by the Manager was rejected pursuant to the order at Ext.P6, essentially placing reliance on the Government Order dated 03.05.2023, produced as Ext.P7 along with the writ petition.

4. In my opinion, the revision ought not to have been rejected with reference to the contents of Ext.P7 Government Order, insofar as the said Government Order was issued in May 2023, whereas the petitioner was ap