P.Deepa v. The Chairman

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.08.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and WMP No.979 of 2020 P.Deepa ... Petitioner vs.

1. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI, Complex, College Road, Chennai - 6.

2. The Director, Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai - 6.

3. The Secretary, State of Tamilnadu, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records relating to the impugned order passed by 1st Respondent dated 03.01.2020 1/6

and quash the same insofar as the Petitioner's non-selection to the post of Computer Instructor Grade-I (Post Graduate Cadre) 2018-19 in School Education Department and to direct the said 1st Respondent to select the Petitioner P.Deepa Roll No. 19PGCI1103075 to the post of Computer Instructor Grade-I (Post Graduate Cadre) 2018-19 in School Education Department by calling for second level certificate verification. For Petitioner : Mr.Vasudevan For Respondents : Mr.R.Neelakandan, AAG assisted by Mr.R.Siddharth (for R1 and R2) Standing Counsel for TRB Mrs.S.Mythreye Chandru (for R3) Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

The instant Writ Petition is filed challenging the order passed by the 1st respondent dated 03.01.2020, thereby rejecting the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Computer Instructor Grade-I (Post Graduate Cadre) 2018-19.

2. The petitioner is qualified with SSLC, HSLC, Diploma in Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Computer Application, Masters in Computer Application and B.Ed. While being so, the 1st respondent issued the notification dated 01.03.2019 thereby inviting application to fill up the 2/6

vacancy post of Computer Instructor Grade-I (Post Graduate Cadre) 201819.

3. The petitioner applied for the said post and had written the said examination. In the written examination, the petitioner secured 72.80 marks out of 150. The 1st respondent published the selection list in which the petitioner was also short listed for verification of certificates through uploading online. Immediately, the petitioner had uploaded the certificates in the portal of the 2nd respondent. However, the petitioner did not upload her UG degree viz., BCA. Therefore, the candidature of the petitioner itself was rejected on the ground that the petitioner failed to upload her UG degree.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the petitioner had undergone Diploma in Computer Engineering, she was permitted to join in the 2nd year of BCA. Thereafter, she completed her masters degree i.e. MCA. Therefore, she had uploaded only the Diploma certificate and she was not able to upload her UG degree viz., BCA in the portal.

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5. A perusal of the counter affidavit and the submission made by the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the Teachers Recruitment Board and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the Department of School Education, would reveal that though the petitioner possessed Diploma in Computer Engineering, BCA and MCA, along with B.Ed., the petitioner failed to upload her UG degree and mark sheet as prescribed by the Teachers Recruitment Board in the PDF format. Therefore, the candidature of the petitioner itself was rejected.

6. Now, the entire selection process has been over and all the posts have been filled and therefore, this Court finds no infirmity or illegality in rejecting the candidature of the petitioner to the post of Computer Instructor Grade-I (Post Graduate Cadre) 2018-19. Hence, the writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed.

7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. No Costs. Consequently, the connected Writ Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 4/6

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

ars To

1. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI, Complex, College Road, Chennai - 6.

2. The Director, Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai - 6.

3. The Secretary, State of Tamilnadu, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

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