Madras High CourtWP/16137/2016dismissed

R.Madesan, v. The Secretary To Government

2017-06-29Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja14 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 29.06.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P. NOS.16137 TO 16139 OF 2016 AND W.M.P.NOS.13935 TO 13940 AND 21244 OF 2016 W.P.No.16137 of 2016 R.Madesan .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Joint Director (Higher Secondary), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

4. The Chief Educational Officer, Dharmapuri.

5. Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Postgraduate Teachers' Association, Regn No.160/1980 Represented by its President, Manivasagan, 159, Gengu Reddy Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

12.M.KRISHNAN 13.D.SUBRAMANI 14.S.ARUNAGIRI 15.A.MUNUSAMY 16.K.MANI 17.P.MANIVANNAN 18.L.P.PONNUSAMY 19.K.PERIASAMY 20.ARU.DURAIKANNAN 21.R.ANBARASAN 22.K.ARULKUMARAN 23.R.SUNDAR 24.K.UDHAYA KUMAR 25.D.KANNAN 26.S.RAJENDRAN 27.S.KANNAN 28.P.SOUNDARAPANDIAN 29.RM.GANESAN 30.B.SATHYA SEKAR 31.C.MUTHUKUMAR 32.A.THILLAIPPAN 33.G.SAKTHIVEL 34.V.GNANA MURUGAN 35.P.SOMASUNDARAM 36.N.RAJA 37.K.POONGAVANAM 38.A.JOHN WILFARE PONRAJ 39.S.ARUL NAMBI

62.K.ELANGOVAN 63.V.CHANDRASEKARAN 64.C.PANNEER SELVAM 65.G.NATARAJAN 66.P.SENTHIL KUMAR 67.M.KRISHNAMOORTHI 68.T.C.K.ANNADURAI 69.A.RAJA 70.P.V.KULANTHAIVEL

71. R.JAYAKUMAR 72.P.SELVARAJ 73.S.RAJESHWARI 74.R.VELMURUGAN 75.P.RISHIKESAN 76.A.GOPALAN 77.R.MURUGAN 78.P.VIJAYAKUMAR 79.M.SARGUNAM 80.J.Petra Elizabeth Chithra 81.M.ARULSELVAN [R-6 to R-81 are impleaded as per Order dated 08.12.2016 in W.M.P.Nos.22738, 23023, 23821, 24949, 29084, 29892 31485 and 36602/2016 in W.P.No.16137/2016.] 82.N.ANNADURAI 83.S.SRINIVASAN 84.G.MANIVANAN 85.K.LAKSHMANAN 86.A.RAJARAMAN 87.R.KANNABIRAN 88.S.J. GRACE ROSALIND 89.M.RAJENDRAN 90.M.ANANTHAN 91.A.TAMIZH SELVAN 92.M.RAVI 93.N.SUGANTHI 94.R.SAROJA 95.K.ELUMALAI 96.R.BALASUBRAMANIAN [R-82 TO R-96 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 02.02.2017 IN W.M.P.No.1508/2017 IN W.P.No.16137/2016.] 97.S.FIASUDEEN 98.T.YUVARAJ 99.G.ANGAPPAN 100.R.BALU 101.T.MUNIRAJ 102.E.ANANDAN 103.G.KASTURI KAVITHA 104.M.KAVITHA

105.K.RAJALAKSHMI 106.C.MADHAIYAN 107.C.SAMPATH KUMAR 108.M.SARAVANAN 109.M.C.KAMARAJ [R-97 TO R-109 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 02.02.2017 IN W.M.P.NO.1228/2017 IN W.P.NO.16137/2016.] 110.K.GOPAL 111.G.DHEVENDRAN 112.G.S.MANI 113.J.SETHURAMAN 114.S.RAJAPPA 115.S.SARAVANAN 116.V.SIVARAJ 117.P.ANBARASAN 118.H.MOORTHI .. Respondents [R-110 TO R-118 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 02.02.2017 IN W.M.P.NO.1544/2017 IN WP.16137/2016.] PRAYER: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the second respondent herein in Na.Ka.No.92931/C1-E1/15 dated 22.12.2015 and the consequential proceedings of the fourth respondent in Na.Ka.No.7695/A1/2015 dated nil.01.

2016 so far as the inclusion of the promoted PG Assistants in the seniority list for appointment to the post of High School Headmaster are concerned and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to prepare the seniority list for promotion to the post of High School Headmaster by strictly following the service rules. For Petitioner : M/s.Dakshayani Reddy For Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : Mr.K.Venkataramani, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.T.M.Pappiah Special Government Pleader For Respondent No.5 : Mr.K.H.Ravikumar For Respondent Nos.6 to 51, and : Mr.P.Wilson 57, 58, 59 to 63 Senior Counsel for Ms.A.Yogeswari For Respondent Nos.52 to 56 and : Mr.R.Saseetharan 110 to 118 For Respondent Nos.64 to 79 : Mr.N.C.Ashok Kumar For Respondent No.80 : Mr.B.Ravi For Respondent No.81 : Mr.V.

For Respondent Nos.82 to 96 : Ms.Nalini Chindambaram Senior Counsel for Ms.C.Uma For Respondent Nos.97 to 109 : Ms.AL.Ganthimathi W.P.No.16138 of 2016 R.Srinivasan .. Petitioner Vs

1. The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Joint Director (Higher Secondary), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

4. The Chief Educational Officer, Krishnagiri

5. Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Postgraduate Teachers' Association, Regn No.160/1980 Represented by its President, Manivasagan, 159, Gengu Reddy Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

[R-5 impleaded as per order dated 29/06/2016 in W.M.P.Nos.18308 to 18310 of 2016 in W.P.Nos.16137 to 16139 of 2016.] 6.N.MURUGESAN 7.M.CHINNASAMI 8.M.MURUGESAN 9.S.NAYASUDEEN 10.V.SADASIVAM 11.K.RAJKUMAR 12.M.KRISHNAN 13.D.SUBRAMANI 14.S.ARUNAGIRI 15.A.MUNUSAMY 16.K.MANI 17.P.MANIVANNAN 18.L.P.PONNUSAMY

19.K.PERIASAMY 20.ARU.DURAIKANNAN 21.R.ANBARASAN 22.K.ARULKUMARAN 23.R.SUNDAR 24.K.UDHAYA KUMAR 25.D.KANNAN 26.S.RAJENDRAN 27.S.KANNAN 28.P.SOUNDARAPANDIAN 29.RM.GANESAN 30.B.SATHYA SEKAR 31.C.MUTHUKUMAR 32.A.THILLAIPPAN 33.G.SAKTHIVEL 34.V.GNANA MURUGAN 35.P.SOMASUNDARAM 36.N.RAJA 37.K.POONGAVANAM 38.A.JOHN WILFARE PONRAJ 39.S.ARUL NAMBI

40. M.ANANDHI 41.R.CHANDRA 42.V.GNANA VELAN 43.A.AHILAN 44.S.RAVI KUMAR 45.M.MANI 46.G.RAVINDRAN 47.A.PHILLIP LAWRENCE 48.V.MADHAPPAN 49.S.VEDIAPPAN 50.G.BABU 51.M.NADIMUTHU 52.A.RAJAN 53.M.SANTHAMMA 54.M.RAMESH BABU 55.P.BHARATHI 56.J.KARTHEIKEYAN 57.M.BABY THERESA 58.R.ARUL RAJ 59.R.KANNAN 60.V.VELU 61.K.PALANISAMY 62.K.ELANGOVAN 63.V.CHANDRASEKARAN [R-6 to R-63 are impleaded as per Order dated 08.12.2016 in W.M.P.Nos.22739, 23024, 23822, 24950 and 29085/2016 in W.P.No.16138/2016.]

64.DEVARAJU 65.K.KARTHIKEYAN 66.R.SANTHASEELAN 67.K.MURUGAN 68.C.SATTANATHAN 69.L.PERUMAL 70.R.ANDAVAR 71.R.SHANMUGAM 72.J.JAYABAL 73.G.ANBAZHAGAN 74.K.DURAISAMI 75.K.M.BHUVANESWARI 76.G.REVATHI 77.V.KANDASAMY 78.G.RAJAN [R-64 to R-78 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 02.02.2017 IN W.M.P.NO.1509/2017 IN W.P.NO.16138/2016.] 79.S.EZHILAZHAGAN 80.P.ELANGOVAN 81.A.R.ARUL 82.P.BABU 83.K.RAVICHANDRAN 84.K.DURAIRASAN 85.R.MADHIVANAN 86.N.SHANMUGAM 87.A.VETRIVELAN 88.R.RAMANATHAN 89.S.SUBAMAHESWARI 90.R.MOORTHY 91.L.LETCHUMIKANTHAN 92.ARULARASU 93.C.MANOHARAN .. Respondents [R-79 to R-93 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 02.02.2017 IN W.M.P.NO.1545/2017 IN W.P.NO.16138/2016.]

PRAYER: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the first respondent herein in Na.Ka.No.92931/C1-E1/15 dated 22.12.2015 and the consequential proceedings of the fourth respondent inNa.Ka.No.6260/A1c/2015 dated 04.01.2016 so far as the inclusion of the promoted PG Assistants in the seniority list for appointment to the post of High School Headmaster are concerned and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to prepare the seniority list for promotion to the post of High School Headmaster by strictly following the service rules.

For Petitioner : M/s.Dakshayani Reddy For Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : Mr.K.Venkataramani, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.T.M.Pappiah Special Government Pleader For Respondent No.5 : Mr.K.H.Ravikumar For Respondent Nos.6 to 63 : Mr.P.Wilson Senior Counsel for Ms.A.Yogeswari For Respondent Nos.64 to 78 : Ms.Nalini Chindambaram Senior Counsel for Ms.C.Uma For Respondent Nos.79 to 93 : Mr.R.Saseetharan W.P.No.16139 of 2016 A.Pachamuthu .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Joint Director (Higher Secondary), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

4. The Chief Educational Officer, Dharmapuri.

5. Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Postgraduate Teachers' Association, Regn No.160/1980 Represented by its President, Manivasagan, 159, Gengu Reddy Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

[R-5 impleaded as per order dated 29/06/2016 in W.M.P.Nos.18308 to 18310 of 2016 in W.P.Nos.16137 to 16139 of 2016.]

6.N.MURUGESAN 7.M.CHINNASAMI 8.M.MURUGESAN 9.S.NAYASUDEEN 10.V.SADASIVAM 11.K.RAJKUMAR 12.M.KRISHNAN 13.D.SUBRAMANI 14.S.ARUNAGIRI 15.A.MUNUSAMY 16.K.MANI 17.P.MANIVANNAN 18.L.P.PONNUSAMY 19.K.PERIASAMY 20.ARU.DURAIKANNAN 21.R.ANBARASAN 22.K.ARULKUMARAN 23.R.SUNDAR 24.K.UDHAYA KUMAR 25.D.KANNAN 26.S.RAJENDRAN 27.S.KANNAN 28.P.SOUNDARAPANDIAN 29.RM.GANESAN 30.B.SATHYA SEKAR 31.C.MUTHUKUMAR 32.A.THILLAIPPAN 33.G.SAKTHIVEL 34.V.GNANA MURUGAN 35.P.SOMASUNDARAM 36.N.RAJA 37.K.POONGAVANAM 38.A.JOHN WILFARE PONRAJ 39.S.ARUL NAMBI

56.J.KARTHEIKEYAN 57.M.BABY THERESA 58.R.ARUL RAJ 59.R.KANNAN 60.V.VELU 61.K.PALANISAMY 62.K.ELANGOVAN 63.V.CHANDRASEKARAN [R-6 to R-63 are impleaded as per Order dated 08.12.2016 in W.M.P.Nos.22740, 23025,,23823, 24951 and 29086/2016 in W.P.NO.16139/2016.] 64.S.KARUNAKARAN 65.T.KARTHEESAN 66.T.SAKTHIVEL 67.G.T.RAMESH 68.R.MURUGAN 69.K.EZHILRANI 70.M.G.THIAGARAJAN 71.R.KAVITHA 72.B.DANALAKSHMI 73.V.POONGULALI 74.S.SUNDARESAN 75.M.DHANALAKSHMI 76.R.LAKSHMI 77.M.PALANISAMY 78.N.SUNDARARAJAMURUGAN [R-64 TO R78 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 02.02.2017 IN W.M.P.NO.1510/2017 IN W.P.NO.16139/2016.] 79.J.APPAVU 80.M.A.JACKSON DENOVER RAOJI 81.P.SUBRAMANYAM 82.G.ESWARA RAO 83.R.RAVIKUMAR 84.K.NANTHAKUMAR 85.V.VASANTHA 86.N.KALARANI 87.K.LATHA 88.M.THAMARAISELVI 89.N.KALAISELVI 90.S.JAYALAKSHMI 91.T.PREMAKUMARI 92.G.SUJATHA 93.P.ANBARASI 94.V.MANJULA 95.L.MANONMANI 96.N.LATHA 97.R.SUBRAMANI 98.N.GNANASEKARAN 99.G.KARTHIKEYAN

100.K.MALARVIZHI 101.N.SUMATHI 102.R.SASIKALADEVI 103.S.UMAMAHESWARI .. Respondents [R-79 to R-103 are impleaded as per Order dated 29.06.2017 in W.M.P.Nos.2297 and 4312/2017 in W.P.No.16139/2016.] PRAYER: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the second respondent herein in Na.Ka.No.92931/C1-E1/15 dated 22.12.2015 and the consequential proceedings of the fourth respondent in Na.Ka.No.6260/A1c/2015 dated 04.01.

2016 so far as the inclusion of the promoted PG Assistants in the seniority list for appointment to the post of High School Headmaster are concerned and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to prepare the seniority list for promotion to the post of High School Headmaster by strictly following the service rules. For Petitioner : M/s.Dakshayani Reddy For Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : Mr.K.Venkataramani, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.T.M.Pappiah Special Government Pleader For Respondent No.5 : Mr.K.H.Ravikumar For Respondent Nos.6 to 51, and : Mr.P.Wilson 57 to 63 Senior Counsel for Ms.A.Yogeswari For Respondent Nos.52 to 56 and : Mr.R.Saseetharan 79 to 82 For Respondent Nos.64 to 78 : Ms.Nalini Chindambaram Senior Counsel for Ms.C.Uma For Respondent Nos.83 to 103 : Mr.D.

C O M M O N O R D E R The petitioners have come to this Court challenging the proceedings of the second respondent in Na.Ka.No.92931/C1-E1/15 dated 22.12.2015 and the consequential proceedings of the fourth respondent in Na.Ka.No.7695/A1/2015 dated nil.01.2016 and Na.Ka.No.6260/A1c/2015 dated 04.01.2016 so far as the inclusion of the promoted PG Assistants in the seniority list for appointment to the post of High School Headmaster are concerned and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to prepare the seniority list for promotion to the post of High School Headmaster by strictly following the service rules.

2. Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners for the petitioners, would submit that insofar as the directly appointed P.G. Assistants like the petitioners are concerned, their only avenue of promotion is to the post of Higher Secondary Headmaster, whereas, the respondents have wrongly given promotions to persons, who are holding the post of B.T. Assistant, which post is comprised in the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service, on the premise that they have got two avenues for promotion, one to the post of High School Headmaster and the other to the post of P.G. Assistant, which analogy is not correct, for, if a candidate chooses the post of P.G. Assistant, which post is comprised in the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service, then, the candidate should lose their lien in the post of B.T.

Assistant for promotion to the post of Headmaster by virtue of Rule-4 of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules, which states that a person cannot hold the lien in two posts simultaneously. Therefore, if a B.T. Assistant chooses to be promoted to the post of P.G. Assistant, then, he has no right for promotion to the post of High School Headmaster for the simple reason that the post of P.G. Assistant is not a feeder category to the post of High School Headmaster.

3. In view of the said submission, this Court has passed the following interim order, dated 28.04.2016:

" Notice of motion returnable in eight weeks. 2.The grievance of the petitioners is that the persons who are holding the post of B.T.

Assistant, which is coming under the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service, have got two avenues for promotion, one to the post of High School Headmaster and the other to the post of P.G. Assistant. If a candidate chooses the post of P.G. Assistant, which is coming under the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service, then the

candidate loses his/her lien in the post of B.T. Assistant for promotion to the post of Headmaster, as per Rule 4(b) of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules, which says that a person cannot hold the lien in two posts simultaneously. While so, by the impugned proceedings dated 22.12.2015 issued by the second respondent and the consequential proceedings issued by the respective fourth respondent during January 2016, the names of the promoted P.G.

Assistants coming under the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service, who lost their lien in the post of B.T. Assistant, are sought to be included in the seniority list of B.T. Assistants for the post of High School Headmaster, although the post of P.G.

Assistant is not the feeder category to the post of High School Headmaster. Hence, the impugned proceedings shall remain stayed, in the meanwhile."

4. When the matter was taken up today, Mrs.Nalini Chidambaram, learned Senior Counsel and Mr.R.Saseetharan, learned counsel appearing for some of the respondents, heavily raised objections even on the maintainability of the Writ Petitions on the ground that the petitioners, having been appointed as Directly Recruited P.G. Assistants, have no locus standi to maintain the Writ Petitions inasmuch as, for the post of High School Headmaster, B.T. Assistant is the Feeder Category and the directly recruited P.G. Assistants cannot, therefore, maintain the Writ Petitions.

5. I find force in the said submissions/objections raised on behalf of the respondents. When the petitioners were all directly recruited P.G. Assistants, they cannot maintain these Writ Petitions as they are no way affected over the promotions given to B.T. Assistants to the post of Headmaster in the High Schools. Therefore, the prayer herein cannot be entertained, accordingly, the Writ Petitions fail and they are dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions stand closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

sri.

1. The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Joint Director (Higher Secondary), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

4. The Chief Educational Officer, Dharmapuri.

+3cc to Mr.R.Saseetharan, Advocate, S.R.No.45693 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.45790 W.P. Nos.16137 to 16139 of 2016 MV(CO) CS/13/10/17