M.Hemalatha v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.03.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN M.Hemalatha, D/o.S.G.Manickam ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records published in the second respondent's official website, dated Nil and quash the same, and consequently direct the second respondent to declare the TNTET Roll No.13TE63203391 of the petitioner as selected and appoint the petitioner as Graduate Assistant Teacher (Science), based on the Certificate Verification held on 06.05.2014.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.K.Prem Kumar for Mr.P.Kannan Kumar For Respondents :

For R1 : Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.R.Siddharth Standing Counsel

ORDER

A similar issue came up for consideration before this Court in W.P.No.20924 of 2014, which came to be disposed on 14.03.2025 in the background of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.25718 of 2012 vide Order dated 01.03.2018.

2. By an order dated 14.03.2025, this Court has ordered as follows:- "13. Prima facie, it appears that the post of 'B.T.Assistant' would involve to teach the students in the High School between 6th standard to 10th standard. The syllabus that would have been covered in U.G Programme for 'B.Sc., Chemistry' and 'B.Sc., Bio-Chemistry' would be sufficient. However, the law also stands settled that it is best left to the Equivalence Committee to decide the issue afresh as the Committee is wellversed in the subjects.

14. Considering the same, there shall be a direction to the 3rd Respondent, Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) to refer the matter to the Equivalence Committee to relook into the qualification of the Petitioner as to 2/5

whether the Petitioner's qualification in 'B.Sc., BioChemistry' would be sufficient to teach the subjects of Chemistry and other science subjects for the students in the High School.

15. The Respondents are therefore directed to get a clarification from the Equivalence Committee within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. Subject to the Petitioner satisfying other criteria regarding TET qualification etc., the Respondents shall thereafter proceed to issue an Appointment Order to the Petitioner, if the conclusion is in favour of the Petitioner by the Equivalence Committee.

16. This Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed."

3. Since the issue is identical, this Writ Petition is disposed in terms of the aforesaid order. No costs.

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To:

1.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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C.SARAVANAN, J.

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