SUMATHYKUTTY AMMA vs STATE OF KERALA . — C.A. No. 6553/2000

Case Summary: Sumathykutty Amma v. State of Kerala (C.A. No. 6553/2000) The Supreme Court allowed Sumathykutty Amma's appeal against the High Court's Division Bench order that had set aside her Government-ordered appointment as Headmistress. Although neither appellant nor respondent No. 3 technically met all eligibility criteria on the vacancy date (1.6.1995), the Government appointed Amma based on age-related relaxations available to her as the senior-most teacher, which was procedurally correct. The Court restored the Government's appointment order, holding that her qualification status at the time of filling the post was determinative. Consequently, Amma's terminal benefits were calculated as Headmistress (she retired in April 2001). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.