{"id":164559,"date":"2009-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-t-beena-roy-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-29-july-2009"},"modified":"2014-08-06T02:22:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:52:36","slug":"p-t-beena-roy-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-29-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-t-beena-roy-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-29-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"P.T.Beena Roy vs The State Of Kerala on 29 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.T.Beena Roy vs The State Of Kerala on 29 July, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 1410 of 2008()\n\n\n1. P.T.BEENA ROY, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER,\n\n4. THE MANAGER, VOCATIONAL HIGHER\n\n5. ANITHA VASANTH, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.V.THAMBAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR\n\n Dated :29\/07\/2009\n\n <a href=\"\/doc\/248368\/\">O R D E R\n K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, V. GIRI &amp; C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ.<\/a>\n\n                   ------------------------------\n                      W.A.No.1410 of 2008\n                   ------------------------------\n\n               Dated this, the 29th    day of July, 2009\n\n                           JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Balakrishnan Nair, J.<\/p>\n<p>           In view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in W.P.<\/p>\n<p>(C) No.12707 of 2005, the appellant is junior to the 5th<\/p>\n<p>respondent..     Therefore, she cannot claim appointment as<\/p>\n<p>Headmistress in preference to the 5th respondent.      Accordingly,<\/p>\n<p>the writ appeal is dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                                                  Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>                                        K. Balakrishnan Nair,<br \/>\n                                                 Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                  Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                 V. Giri,<br \/>\n                                                 Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                  Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            C.T. Ravikumar,<br \/>\n                                                 Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>DK.\n<\/p>\n<p>                      (True copy)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.T.Beena Roy vs The State Of Kerala on 29 July, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 1410 of 2008() 1. P.T.BEENA ROY, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, 3. 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