S.Seerangaraju v. The State Of Tamil Nadu
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 24.11.2021 CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU W.P.No.24405 of 2021 1.S.Seerangaraju 2.J.Jeyapaul Ravichandran 3.S.Murthy .. Petitioners Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Director of School Education, Directorate of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, 3.Teachers Recruitment Board, rep. by its Chairman, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, College Road, .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of declaration, declaring that Rule 6 of the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service as introduced by G.O.Ms.No.14, School Education (SE 2(1)) Department, dated 30.01.2020 issued by the first respondent and Clause 5 of the Advertisement No.01/2021, dated 09.09.2021 issued by the third respondent inviting applications for Direct Recruitment for the post of Post Graduate Assistants in School Education coming under the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service as arbitrary,
violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to fix the age limit of Most Backward Class and Backward Class candidates who are applying for direct recruitment to the post of PG Assistants in School Education coming under the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service as 57 years of age.
For the Petitioners : Mrs.Nalini Chidambaram Senior Counsel for M/s.C.Uma For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioners is fair to inform that the controversy involved in this matter was considered by this court and the writ petition has been dismissed.
2. In view of the above, this writ petition is also dismissed and is ordered to be governed by the judgment dated 8.10.2021 passed on W.P.No.21983 of 2021 (C.Ponnusamy v. The State of Tamil Nadu).
There will be no order as to costs. W.M.P.Nos.25725, 25728, 25720 and 25729 of 2021 are closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sasi To:
1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Director of School Education, Directorate of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road,
3.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, College Road, +1 cc to M/s.C.Uma, Advocate Sr.NO. 60951 +1cc to Government Pleader SR.No.61074(26.05.2022) W.P.No.24405 of 2021 KG(CO) A.SK(07.12.2021)