P.T.BEENA ROY vs STATE OF KERALA . — SLP(C) No. 24777/2010

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed P.T. Beena Roy's special leave petition challenging the promotion of Smt. Anitha Vasanth as Headmistress. The Court held that Roy's seniority should be counted only from November 7, 1996 (when she returned to her parent school), not from 1980, because she had been declared surplus and worked as a Protected Teacher elsewhere from 1985-1996. Since Roy had not completed the requisite 12 years of service in her parent school by the promotion date (June 1, 2006), the competent authority lawfully promoted the more senior respondent No.5. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.