25% By-Transfer Quota for Junior School Teachers under Kerala Education Rules Applies to Sanctioned Strength, Not Vacancies: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant ruling clarifying the method of calculating the by-transfer quota for appointments to the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior). The Court quashed a Government order that rejected by-transfer appointments and held that the 25% quota under Rule 4(3) of Chapter XXXII of the Kerala Education Rules must be calculated on the total sanctioned strength of posts and not on the vacancies…