The Government Of Tamilnadu v. K.Chandran

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. VENUGOPAL W.A. No.637 of 2015 and M.P. No.1 of 2015 1.

The Government of Tamil Nadu represented by the Secretary to Government Education Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 The Director of Elementary Education College Road Chennai 600 006 The District Elementary Educational Officer The Nilgiris District Coonoor ... Appellants Vs.

K. Chandran Pre-Vocational Instructor Panchayat Union Middle School Peddala Village West Brooke Post Kotagiri The Nilgiris District ... Respondent Writ Appeal preferred under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent challenging the order dated 10.12.2012 passed in W.P. No.25614 of 2005.

This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioners as possessing S.S.L.C qualification or to grant relaxation for possessing the S.S.L.C qualification and issue a consequential direction to the first

respondent to grant time scale of pay of Rs.610-1075 to the petitioners and to grant consequential selection and special grade to the petitioners in the post of Pre Vocational Instructors with effect from 30.12.1995 and 30.12.2005 with service and monertary benefits.

For appellants : Mr. K. Karthikeyan Government Advocate - Education

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI, J.) The instant intra-Court appeal is directed against the order dated 10.12.2012 rendered in W.P. No.25614 of 2005. The aforestated order impugned in the instant appeal was rendered by the learned Single Judge on 10.12.2012, directing the respondents/authorities, who are the appellants herein, to pass orders within a period of twelve weeks. The time limit granted by the learned Single Judge has already come to an end long back. Thus, at this stage, we are not inclined to entertain the instant appeal, leaving the question of law open to be decided in an appropriate case. Resultantly, the writ appeal stands dismissed with the aforesaid observation. Connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cad

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The Secretary to Government Government of Tamil Nadu Education Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 The Director of Elementary Education College Road Chennai 600 006 The District Elementary Educational Officer The Nilgiris District Coonoor +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.23695 W.A. No.637 of 2015 and M.P. No.1 of 2015 CA(CO) CA(15/05/2015)