Shree G.K. Jain Higher Secondary School, v. The Director,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.02.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.NO.4907 of 2020 Shree G.K. Jain Higher Secondary School, Represented by its Correspondent 15, 180, MS Koil Street Pudumanaikuppam Royapuram, Chennai 13.

... Petitioner -Vs1. The Director Directorate of School Education DPI Campus College Road, Chennai 600 006.

2. The Chief Education Officer Chennai

3. The District Educational Officer Office of the District Education Office Chennai (East) Chennai 600 005 ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ, order of Direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents herein to pass orders on the proposal of the petitioner's School dated 13.04.2019 seeking for the upgradation of the vacant post of Secondary Grade Teacher to that of BT Assistant English within the time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

For Petitioner : Ms. Dakshayani Reddy For Respondents : Mrs. V. Annalakshmi Government Advocate.

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ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed for the issue of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation made by the petitioner School, which is seeking for the upgradation of the vacant post of Secondary Grade Teacher to that of BT Assistant English.

2. The petitioner school is a linguistic minority school. The petitioner school has been sanctioned with the post of Secondary Grade Teacher. Since a policy decision has been taken by the Government to the effect that classes VI to VIII shall be upgraded to the post of BT Assistant, the petitioner school had made a representation to the respondents seeking for upgradation of the post, since there is no post of BT Assistant English available in the petitioner's school. Since the representation was not considered, the present Writ Petition has been filed.

3. Heard Ms. Dakshayani Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mrs. V. Annalakshmi, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents.

4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstance of the case and the limited relief that has been sought for in this Writ Petition, there shall be a direction to the second and third respondents to consider the representation made by the petitioner school dated 13.04.2019 and deal with the same strictly in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner shall make a fresh representation to the respondents 2 and 3 along with a copy of the earlier proposal dated 13.04.2019 and a copy of this order.

5. This Writ Petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar bga 2/3

Copy to

1. The Director Directorate of School Education DPI Campus College Road, Chennai 600 006.

2. The Chief Education Officer Chennai

3. The District Educational Officer Office of the District Education Office Chennai (East) Chennai 600 005 +1 cc to M/s.Dakshayani Reddy Advocate sr17075 +1 cc to Government Pleader sr17738 W.P.NO.4907 of 2020 mg(co) aa14/05/2020 3/3