K.Suganthi v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.11.2021 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY AND THE HON'BLE MR.J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD W.A.NO.2358 OF 2013 AND M.P.NOS.1 & 2 OF 2013

1. K.Suganthi

2. N.Johnson

3. P.Ashok Metha

4. R.Sivakumar

5. V.Ganesan

6. D.Chitra

7. L.Balasubramanian

8. P.Nirmaladevi

9. B.Subakarthiga

10. K.Sangaraj

11. Deivanai

12. M.R.Baskaran

13. M.Periasamy

14. K.Sureshkumar

15. C.Chandrasekaran

16. P.Poongodi

17. C.Loganathan

18. D.Narayanasamy

19. C.Periasamy

20. M.Nallusamy

21. P.Padmavathi

22. C.Malathi

23. N.P.Rajammal

24. R.Panneerselvam .. Appellants vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Director, School Education, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 6.

3. The Director, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compund, College Road, Chennai - 6.

.. Respondents Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the order dated 23.09.2013 made in W.P.No.22807 of 2013 on the file of this Court.

Prayer in W.P.No.22807 of 2013:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the 3rd respondent from applying G.O.Ms. No.181 School Education (C2) Department dt 15.11.2011 to the petitioners and insisting on Teacher Eligibility Test as a minimum qualification for appointment to the posts of Graduate Assistants in Classes VI to X in the schools coming under the Directorate of School Education and Elementary Education and consequently direct the respondents to appoint the petitioners who have completed certificate verification between 12.5.2010 to 15.5.2010 to the post of Graduate Assistants in Classes VI to X in the schools coming under the Directorate of School Education and Elementary Education in the future vacancies without insisting on Teachers Eligibility Test qualification in view of clause 5 of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) dated 23/08/2010. For Appellants :

Ms.C.Uma For Respondents :

Mr.C.Kathiravan, Special Government Pleader

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by M.DURAISWAMY,J.) Ms. C.Uma, learned counsel appearing for the appellants submitted that the prayer sought for in the Writ Appeal has become infructuous, hence, the Writ Appeal may be dismissed as infructuous.

2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the appellants, the above Writ Appeal is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Rj To

1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Director, School Education, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 6.

3. The Director, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compund, College Road, Chennai - 6.

W.A.No.2358 of 2013 and M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2013 BP(CO) RLP(09/12/2021)