V.Mohana v. The Secretary To The
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.03.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.18294 of 2018 And W.M.P.No.21606 of 2018 V.Mohana ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Director of School Education College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006.
3.The District Educational Officer, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District.
4.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District.
5.The Block Educational Officer, Vedaranyam, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District.
6.The Secretary, Shanmuga Aided Elementary School, Panchanathikulam Nadusethi, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District.
... Respondents Prayer:
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to approve the appointment of the petitioner as a secondary grade teacher in the sixth respondent school, from the date of
appointment i.e., from 19.10.2017 along with all attendant and monetary benefits.
For Petitioner : M/s.V.Kasinatha Bharathi For Respondents : Mr.C.Munusamy for R1 to R5 Special Government Pleader Mr.C.Prabakaran for R6
O R D E R
The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction to the respondents to approve her appointment as a Secondary Grade Teacher in the sixth respondent School from the date of appointment and for consequential benefits. 2.The case of the petitioner is that she was appointed as Secondary Grade Teacher on 19.10.2017 in a sanctioned post. Thereafter, the sixth respondent sent a proposal to the fourth respondent seeking approval of the petitioner's appointment, but the said proposal was returned by the fourth respondent. Hence, this writ petition.
3.When the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the sixth respondent submitted that the returned proposal would be sent to the third respondent, for which, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner also agreed.
4.As agreed by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the sixth respondent, the returned proposal be sent to the third respondent, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such proposal being submitted, the third respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks thereafter.
5.With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar pri
To 1.The Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Director of School Education College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006.
3.The District Educational Officer, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District.
4.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District.
5.The Block Educational Officer, Vedaranyam, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District.
+cc to Mr.V.Kasinatha Bharathi, Advocate Sr.No 19608 +cc to Govt Pleader Sr.No 19946 W.P.No.18294 of 2018 And W.M.P.No.21606 of 2018 AKII(CO) baf 10/05/2021