K.Premakumari v. R.Bhuvaneswari

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ Rev.Aplw.No.245 of 2024 and W.M.P. Nos.42871 and 42870 of 2024 and W.M.P. No.4214 of 2015 in Rev.Aplw.SR.No.169569 of 2024 and W.M.P. No.42712 of 2024 in Rev.Aplw.SR. No.125437 of 2024 Rev.Aplw.No.245 of 2024 1.K.Premakumari 2.C.Ramadevi 3.S.Vanaranjani 4.M.Mekala 5.A.Priya 6.M.Vivekananthan 7.V.Maheskumar 8.A.Senthil 9.R.Ranjani 10.R.Kalamani 11.J.Surendiran 12.M.Manikandan 13.S.Saravanan 14.N.Ravisankar 15.K.Padmavathi 16.T.Sivakumar 17.P.Sathya 18.C.Ramya 19.S.Priya 20.N.Kalpana 21.D.Ganeshkumar 22.A.Rega & Alagumani

23.K.Poongodi 24.S.R.Marutha Nattu Ilavarasi 25.C.Santhi 26.S.Madhan 27.A.C.Kavitha 28.S.Arthi 29.A.Immanuel 30.K.Premalatha 31.G.Srinivasan 32.V.Sivaranjani 33.S.Thanikaimalai 34.R.Gangatharan 35.R.Kanagavalli 36.K.Sathya 37.R.Gunasekaran 38.V.Saranya 39.P.Abirami 40.G.Malliga 41.S.Dhanalakshmi 42.Q.Jamuna 43.E.Sangeetha 44.Q.Tressa 45.M.Dhanaselvi 46.S.Divya 47.G.Arulraj 48.S.Senniappan 49.T.Thilagamani 50.C.Subha 51.M.Geetha 52.N.Kalaiselvi 53.K.Subalakshmi 54.N.Myvizhi 55.S.Amudha ... Applicants Vs.

1.R.Buvaneswari 2.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

4.Teachers Recruitment Board rep. By its Member Secretary, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents W.M.P. No.4214 of 2015 in Rev.Aplw.SR.No.169569 of 2024 1.S.Selvarani 2.M.S.Eswari 3.K.Prema 4.M.N.Bhuvaneswari 5.P.Manipriya ..

Petitioners vs 1.R.Buvaneswari 2.State of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

4.Teachers Recruitment Board rep. By its Member Secretary, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents W.M.P. No.42712 of 2024 in Rev.Aplw.SR. No.125437 of 2024 1.S.Parimalaa 2.G.Dhanalakshmi 3.M.Uma 4.D.Vanitha 5.I.Fatima Parveen 6.M.Annamalai

7.S.Ilamathi 8.R.Sobana 9.Y.Velanganni 10.K.Nagalakshmi 11.S.Mahalakshmi 12.M.Vimala Devi 13.S.Archana 14.K.Maheswari 15.S.Sivaranjani 16.A.Sasikala 17.P.Murugaveni 18.R.Jayalakshmi 19.C.Prabhu 20.A.Menagha 21.S.Sudha 22.P.Sasikala 23.P.Shanmugapriya 24.G.Jothi Mani 25.S.Sakthivel 26.P.Nataraj 27.M.Devi 28.A.Mekala 29.A.Sakayarani 30.M.Chandrasekaran 31.S.Madhan 32.A.Priyadarsini 33.R.Vanithamani 34.S.Vaishnavi Chandrika 35.K.Anitha 36.M.Kavitha 37.M.Bhuvaneswari 38.R.Muthumari 39.R.Helan Sathya 40.R.Deepika 41.J.Vanitha 42.D.Lydial Celina 43.D.Leema Paulin 44.D.Deepa Anjaline 45.S.Malarkodi 46.S.Rajamani 47.M.Geetha 48.M.Bhuvaneshwari 49.R.Mythili

50.D.Dhivya 51.B.Deepa Ramani 52.S.Prabha 53.D.Jesipriya 54.S.Sathya 55.B.Vanitha 56.N.Rajeswari 57.N.N.Mariappan 58.S.Latha 59.K.Kanimozhi 60.S.Thilagavathi 61.K.Karthika 62.S.Kanchana 63.R.Sudha 64.V.Sivadeepan 65.B.Yamini 66.K.M.Nagarajan 67.B.Manonmani 68.S.Saraswathy 69.M.Kavitha 70.P.Sureshkumar 71.R.Seenivasan 72.S.Selvi ..

Petitioners vs 1.R.Buvaneswari 2.State of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

4.Teachers Recruitment Board rep. By its Member Secretary, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents

Prayer in Rev.Aplw.No.245 of 2024:

Review Application filed under Order XLVII Rule 1 read with Section 114 of Code of Civil Procedure to review the order dated 10.07.2024 made in W.P.No.32698 of 2023. Prayer in W.M.P. No.4214 of 2015 in Rev.Aplw.SR.No.169569 of 2024: Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India seeking leave to file Review Application to review the order dated 10.07.2024 made in W.P.No.32698 of 2023.

Prayer in W.M.P. No.42712 of 2024 in Rev.Aplw.SR. No.125437 of 2024: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 to condone the delay of 39 days in filing the Review Application to review the order dated 10.07.2024 made in W.P.No.32698 of 2023.

For Applicants/ Petitioners : Mr.R.Venkatavarathan for Ms.C.Uma in all cases For Respondents : Mr.R.Neethi Perumal, Government Advocate for R2 and R3 in all cases Mr.C.Kathiravan, Special Government Pleader for R4 in all cases COMMON ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) Review Application in Rev.Aplw.No.245 of 2024 has been filed to review the order of this Court dated 10.07.2024 passed in W.P.No.32698 of 2023.

2.The applicants are not appointed as teachers. They are aspirants seeking public employment in Education Department on the ground that qualification of Teachers Eligibility Test cannot be held as mandatory. Issue regarding passing of Teachers Eligibility Test is no more res integra as Hon'ble Supreme Court held that qualification of Teachers Eligibility Test prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education is mandatory for all recruitments in teaching line. That apart, learned Government Advocate brings to the notice of this Court that against the present judgment sought to be reviewed, special leave petition has been filed and Apex Court granted stay on 04.04.2025 in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.7184 of 2025. Thus, the present review application in Rev.AplW.No.

245 of 2024 is not entertainable and the same stands dismissed. Connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Consequently, W.M.P. No.4214 of 2015 in Rev.AplW.SR.No.169569 of 2024 and W.M.P. No.42712 of 2024 in Rev.Aplw.SR. No.125437 of 2024 are closed and Rev.AplW.SR.No.169569 of 2024 and Rev.Aplw.SR. No.125437 of 2024 are rejected. There shall be no order as to costs. [S.M.S., J.] [M.S.Q., J.] 04.11.

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

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

3.The Member Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.

mmi and W.M.P. No.4214 of 2015 in Rev.AplW.SR.No.169569 of 2024 and W.M.P. No.42712 of 2024 in Rev.Aplw.SR. No.125437 of 2024 04.11.2025