P.Vijayakumari, v. State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 28.02.2022 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, Chief Justice and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY -- W.P.No.10230 of 2010 1 P.VIJAYAKUMARI HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL MARAIMALAI NAGAR KANCHEEPURAM DIST.

2 P.ARUMUGAM SCHOOL VIRUVEEDU DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

3 P.MATHIVANAN SCHOOL ERUMAIPATTI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

4 D.PANDIAN SCHOOL PUDUPET CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

5 S.SUBRAMANIAM SCHOOL PANRUTI CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

6 A.AYYAPILLAI SCHOOL RAJAPALAYAM VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

7 J.MEERABAI HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KANDAMANGALAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

8 P.MERCYJOI HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL B.MUTLUR CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

9 V.PURUSHOTHAMAN SCHOOL KARUNGUZHI KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

10 M.VIJAYA HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KAVERIPATTINAM KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT. 11 R.MATHIYALAGARAJ PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DINDIGUL.

12 M.MALLIKA HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL PARAVAI MADURAI DISTRICT.

13 S.VIJAYAKUMAR SCHOOL NILAKOTTAI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

14 K.GANTHIMATHI SCHOOL THIRUMANGALAM MADURAI DISTRICT.

15 Y.NOOR BASHA SCHOOL VADALOOR CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

16 S.ARUL JOSEPH JOLLY SCHOOL DINDIGUL DINDUGUL DISTRICT.

17 T.C.ANANTHANAYAGI HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL A.VELLALAPATTI MADURAI DISTRICT.

18 S.MUTHULAKSHMI HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL PALLAVARAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

19 A.SUBRAMANIAM SCHOOL PARAMATHI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

20 V.SELVARAJ SCHOOL PALAYAPALAYAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

21 P.SUSEELA HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL MARUVATHAM PERAMBALUR DISTRICT.

22 V.RAMASAMY

SCHOOL IRUPPUR CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

23 R.AUTHIMOOLAM SCHOOL SEITHUR VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

24 P.THANGAVELU SCHOOL SELAPPANPATTI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

25 S.SANKARARAJ SCHOOL MUTHURAMALINGHAM VIRUDHUNAGAR 26 K.KAILASH SCHOOL NAMAKKAL NORTH NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

27 R.CHANDRA SCHOOL THUKANAMBAKKAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

28 T.SENGUTTUVAN SCHOOL C.MUTHUDAR CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

29 R.KANDASAMY SCHOOL NAMAGIRIPETTAI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

30 P.NATESAN SCHOOL PERIYAMANALI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

31 K.MUTHU SCHOOL KARAIKURICHIPUDHUR NAMAKKAL 32 P.SUBRAMANI SCHOOL KASIPALAYAM DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

33 R.KAMALAM SCHOOL ELACHIPALAYAJ NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

34 S.KOMALAVALLI HEADMISTRESS GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY

SCHOOL MAHARAJAPURAM VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT. 35 M.KANDASAMY HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL NAMAGIRIPETTAI NAMAKKAL 36 R.GOPALASAMY SCHOOL RAMACHANDRAPURAM VIRUDHUNAGAR 37 T.MATHEESWARAN SCHOOL VENNANTHUR NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

38 P.NATARAJAN SCHOOL POTHTHANUR NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

39 P.ARUNAGIRINATHAN SCHOOL PALAPATTY NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

40 M.MANI HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KUMARAPALAYAM NAMAKKAL 41 I.CHANDRASEKARAN SCHOOL THO.JEDARPALAYAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

42 B.R.PERUMAL SCHOOL BATLAGUNDU DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

43 P.MAHALINGAM SCHOOL THOPPUR DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

44 G.KRISHNASAMY SCHOOL T.VADIPATTI MADURAI DISTRICT.

45 R.SENTAMIZHSELVAN SCHOOL DEVANANKURUCHI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

46 V.CHITTARDAN SCHOOL VIRUDHACHALAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

47 V.ROBERT RAJ SCHOOL KILAVIKULAM VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

48 S.RAJAMANI SCHOOL ERNAPURAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

49 M.DEVARAJALU SCHOOL POCHAMPATTI KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT.

50 T.P.GNANASEKAR SCHOOL VITTANPALAYAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

51 M.MUTHUMARI SCHOOL M.REDDIPATTI VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

52 R.SETTU HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL PERIPPERIYANKUPAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

53 D.ARUNMOZHI SCHOOL VENKATTAMPATTY DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

54 P.ANANTHAKUMAR HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KRISHNAGIRI KRISHNAGIRI 55 P.MANGAYARTHILAGAM SCHOOL LALPET CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

56 D.CHANDRASEKARAN SCHOOL ANNA SALAI RASIPURAM NAMAKKAL 57 DR.L.PONNAMBALAM SCHOOL CHATRAPATTI VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

58 S.PAWNRAJ SCHOOL THIRUMANGALAM MADURAI DISTRICT.

59 S.SANTHI SCHOOL KAMBILAMPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

60 M.S.SANKARANARAYANAN HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL Y.OTHAKKADAI MADURAI 61 T.SETHURAMAN SCHOOL SIRUGRAMAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

62 S.VIJAYAL HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHATRAPATTI VIRUDHUNAGAR 63 S.RAJARAM SCHOOL THIRUTHANGAL VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

64 K.SUBRAMANIAN SCHOOL PALLAKAPALAYAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

65 K.SHANMUGAM SCHOOL VANDIPALAYAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

66 P.KALIAPPAN SCHOOL KANNIVADI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

67 K.DHARMAR SCHOOL P.CHATRAPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

68 P.SIVANESAN SCHOOL MANJANAICKENPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT. 69 K.GOPAL SCHOOL MAMALLAPURAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

70 T.PANNEERSELVAM SCHOOL MALLUPATTI DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

71 K.KAVERI HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL BHUVANAGIRI CUDDALORE 72 C.RAJADURAI SCHOOL KUMARACHI CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

73 S.JANAKIRAMAN SCHOOL NADUVEERAPATTU CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

74 D.ASHOKAN SCHOOL REDIYUR CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

75 S.RAJENDRAN SCHOOL SANKARALINGAPURAM VIRUDHUNAGAR 76 R.BALASUBRAMANIAN SCHOOL SENTHAMANGALAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

77 P.VENKATACHALAPATHY SCHOOL KATTUMANNARKOIL CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

78 T.KALIMUTHU HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ODDANCHATHIRAM DINDIGUL 79 V.AMARAVATHI SCHOOL PEERKANKARANAI KANCHEEPURAM 80 S.RAJAKUMARI SCHOOL PARANGIPETTAI CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

81 P.S.JEYARAJ

SCHOOL RAJAPALAYAM VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

82 M.K.THEAGARAJAN HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ACHIRAPAKKAM KANCHEEPURAM 83 G.K.KANAGAVALLI SCHOOL NADAYANERI VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

84 K.ANBU HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL M.C.PATTI KRISHNAGIRI 85 R.RAJAN HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHIDAMBARAM CUDDALORE 86 B.PONNUTHAI SCHOOL KRISHNANKOIL VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

87 T.BALASUBRAMANIAN SCHOOL THIRUPALAIKUDI RAMNAD DISTRICT.

88 V.RAMASAMY SCHOOL KEELARAJAKULARAMAN VIRUDHUNAGAR 89 T.TAMILSELVAN HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KURINJIPADI CUDDALORE 90 L.PONNUSAMY SCHOOL SEVALPATTI VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

91 K.RAJENDIRAN SCHOOL KARUVEPPILANKURICHI CUDDALORE 92 T.PALANI

SCHOOL THIRUVANDHIPURAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT. 93 G.THENNARASU SCHOOL PERPPERIYANKUPPAM CUDDALORE 94 G.SUNDARAMOORTHY HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL MADURANTAGAM KANCHEEPURAM 95 A.SARASWATHY SCHOOL SWAMI SIVANANDA SALAI RASIPURAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

96 K.TAMILSELVI HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL PENNADAM CUDDALORE 97 R.NIRMALA SCHOOL CHATRAREDIAPATTI VIRUDHANAGAR 98 R.RAJARAMAN SCHOOL RAMAPURAM CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

99 V.GOVINDARAJU SCHOOL THIRUTHURAIYUR CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

100 D.VIJAYALAKSHMI SCHOOL MELAVALAVU MADURAI DISTRICT.

101 P.G.RAJAGOPAL SCHOOL PALACODE DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

102 R.SAROJINI SCHOOL AALANGULAM VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

103 P.JANAKI SCHOOL KARUCHIPALAYAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

104 R.PALANIVELU SCHOOL THIRUCHENGODE NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

105 M.PERUMAL SCHOOL S.P.KOIL KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

106 K.PARAMASIVAM SCHOOL SINGALANDAPURAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

107 R.KUMUDHAM SCHOOL AATHANUR NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

108 J.JEBARULLAKHAN SCHOOL SELERAMBU DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

109 M.R.GOPAL SCHOOL PUZHUTHIVAKKAM KANCHEEPURAM 110 K.TAMILSELVAN SCHOOL T.NEDUCHERRY CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

111 D.GNANADOSS SCHOOL MADHUKOLATHUR RAMNAD DISTRICT.

112 N.CHANDRASEKARAN SCHOOL KARUNKUZHI CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

113 S.NATARAJAN SCHOOL NATHANKOVILPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

114 D.GRACE SCHOOL ALANGANALLUR MADURAI DISTRICT.

115 R.ARUNACHALAM SCHOOL VEMPARPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

116 M.SHANMUGANATHAN

SCHOOL PARAMAKUDI RAMNAD DISTRICT.

117 K.BALAKRISHNAN SCHOOL N.PANCHAMPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

118 M.SANKAR SCHOOL A.MUKKULAMTRICHI VIRUDHUNAGAR 119 M.MOTHI BEGAM SCHOOL PERIYAMPATTI DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

120 P.NITHIYANANDAM SCHOOL THIRUMALAI RAYAPURAM DINDIGUL 121 M.RAMASAMY SCHOOL K.DHARUMATHUPATTI DINDIGUL DISTRICT. 122 S.THANGAPANDIAN SCHOOL SAYALGUDI RAMNAD DISTRICT.

123 A.SELVARAJU SCHOOL KELAMBAKKAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

124 S.RUKMANI SCHOOL VEERARPATTI VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

125 P.NATARAJAN SCHOOL Y.OTHAKKADAI MADURAI DISTRICT.

126 S.RAVI SCHOOL M.CHATRAPATTI MADURAI DISTRICT.

127 M.BALASUBRAMANIAM SCHOOL ANAKAPUTHUR KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

128 J.R.CHANDRASEKARAN

SCHOOL PUDUPATTINAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

129 R.DHARMARAJAN SCHOOL LALIGAM DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

130 S.DHARMARAJU SCHOOL USILAMPATTY MADURAI DISTRICT.

131 M.MASANAM SCHOOL SHOZHAVANDAN MADURAI DISTRICT.

132 G.KRISHNAMOORTHY SCHOOL ALAGIANATTU VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

133 C.GENGAN SCHOOL KOOVATHUR KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

134 M.RAJENDIRAN PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

135 S.JAYANTHI SCHOOL BELUKURICHI NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

136 N.KANNAPPAN SCHOOL POCHAMPALLI DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

137 V.SEKAR SCHOOL ELAPPAKKAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.

138 M.MANI SCHOOL K.N.HALLI DHARMAPURI DISTRICT.

139 P.NACHIAPPAN SCHOOL THIRUVATHAVOOR MADURAI DISTRICT.

140 V.SUNDARI SCHOOL CHROMPET CHENNAI.

141 R.VELLAISAMY SCHOOL AGARAM DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

142 D.SUBRAMANIAN SCHOOL ANUKOOR ARIYALUR DISTRICT.

143 S.SRINIVASAN SCHOOL VEPPANTHATTAI PERAMBALUR DISTRICT.

144 R.PANNEERSELVAN SCHOOL PANDAMANGALAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

145 M.KUMARAVEL SCHOOL PILIKALPALAYAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

146 P.MOHAN HEADMASTER GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL MOHANUR NAMAKKAL DISTRICT. 147 M.PARASURAMAN SCHOOL VADUGAM NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

148 S.G.PERUMALSAMY SCHOOL KOVILAMBAKKAM KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT. 149 K.KANNIYAN SCHOOL THIRUCHENGODE NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

150 R.SUNDARARAJAN SCHOOL MANALI JEDARPALAYAM NAMAKKAL .. Petitioners Vs 1 STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT CHENNAI-9. 2 DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION CHENNAI-6.

.. Respondents

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Declaration, declaring the Tamil Nadu School Educational Service Rules insofar as inclusion of Class V posts as feeder category for promotion to the post coming under Class IV (i.e) District Educational Officer and that of the ratio given to the Headmasters and Headmistress of Government High School, in G.O.Ms.No.155, School Education Department, dated 03.07.2009 as arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional.

For petitioners : Mr.Ganesan for M/s.C.S.Associates For respondents : Mr.C.Harsha Raj, Addl.G.P.

ORDER

(The Order of the Court was made by The Honourable Chief Justice) The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that by efflux of time and in view of the amendment of the Tamil Nadu School Educational Service Rules, this Writ Petition has become infructuous. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed as rendered infructuous. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cs To 1 THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, STATE OF TAMIL NADU SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT CHENNAI-9. 2 THE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION CHENNAI-6.

W.P.No.10230 of 2010 SRA(CO) CT 08/03/2022