https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191697 Rule 51(A) of Chapter XIV-A of the Kerala Education Rules gives qualified teachers relieved from terminated vacancies a preferential right to appointment against later vacancies under the same educational agency. That preference is not a matter of unrestricted managerial discretion where rival claimants exist; the appended note directs that priority follows the date of first appointment, and if that is identical, age governs. On the stated facts, both teachers were eligible and had been relieved for termination of vacancies, but the appellant had earlier service and no abandonment or disqualification was shown. The earlier appointee therefore had the superior claim and was entitled to appointment in preference to the later claimant. en-us Wed, 25 Feb 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191697 Rule 51(A) of Chapter XIV-A of the Kerala Education Rules gives qualified teachers relieved from terminated vacancies a preferential right to appointment against later vacancies under the same educational agency. That preference is not a matter of unrestricted managerial discretion where rival claimants exist; the appended note directs that priority follows the date of first appointment, and if that is identical, age governs. On the stated facts, both teachers were eligible and had been relieved for termination of vacancies, but the appellant had earlier service and no abandonment or disqualification was shown. The earlier appointee therefore had the superior claim and was entitled to appointment in preference to the later claimant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Feb 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191697