BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date : 16/04/2024 CORAM Justice N.SESHASAYEE and Justice P.VADAMALAI WA(MD). Nos.926 of 2015, 930/2015, 1301/2016, 6 and 7 of 2017 and

869/2018 and MP Nos.12155 and 12165/2016 and 5389/2018 WA(MD) No.926/2015 R.Kishorechand ... Appellant Vs

1.S.Prathibha

2.The Chief Educational Officer, CEO Office, Nagercoil

3.The District Educational Officer, Kuzhithurai, Kanyakumari District

4.Arumanai Higher Secondary School, rep. by its Correspondent and Manager, Arumanai Vilavancode Taluk Kanyakumari District ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Appeal is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 16.07.2015 in WP(MD) No.13486 of 2014.

For Appellant : M/s.K.Ragatheeshkumar for Mr.H.Thayumanaswamy For Respondents : Mr.Mohammed Imran for M/s.Ajmal Associates for R1 Mr.Xavier Rajini for R4 Mr.D.Sadiq Raja for R2 & R3 Additional Government Pleader

COMMON JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by N.SESHASAYEE, J.)

These batch of appeals arise out of three writ petitions. Two of which were filed by a certain Kishore Cchand and another was filed by Dr.S.Prathibha, and the issue relates to the appointment of Prathibha as a Headmistress of Ar