Madras High CourtWP/25579/2024disposed of

T.Maheswari v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2024-09-02Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.09.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH T.Maheswari W/o.Srinivasan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25579 of 2024 N.Saravanan S/o.T.Nagalingam ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25583 of 2024 M.Sudharani W/o.Late Jyothi Krishnan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25585 of 2024 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of School Education, Directorate of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, 3.The Joint Director of School Education (Personnel), DPI Campus, College Road, 4.The Director of School Education, Directorate of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, 1/4

5.Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), represented by its Member Secretary, 4th Floor, DPI Campus, ... Respondents Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Declaration to declare that the petitioners are entitled to be appointed as Teachers (Secondary Grade/B.T.Assistants) and who have completed certificate verification in the year 2014, recruitment being made on the basis of TET marks and TET passed seniority without resorting to any competitive examination as stated in G.O.Ms.No.149, dated 20.07.2018, as a measure of equity and fairness, as well as on the foundation of the doctrine of promissory estoppel and legitimate expectation.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Kannan [in all W.Ps.] For Respondents : Mrs.S.Mythreya Chandru [in all W.Ps.] Special Government Pleader [R1 to R4] Mr.M.Alagu Goutham Standing Counsel [R5] ***** COMMON ORDER These writ petitions have been filed challenging G.O.Ms.No.149 School Education (TRB) Department dated 20.07.2018, issued by the first respondent.

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2. The claim made by petitioners is based on the selection process, which took place in the year 2014 and the petitioners are seeking for appointment at this stage.

3. The issue that is involved in these writ petitions was already considered by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.161 of 2024. By order dated 08.01.2024, the writ petition was dismissed. Following this order, yet another order was passed by this Court in W.P.No.6245 of 2024, dated 11.03.2024.

In the light of the above development, there is nothing to be considered in these two writ petitions and these two writ petitions must also fail in the light of the order passed in W.P.No.161 of 2024, dated 08.01.2024 and accordingly, they stand dismissed. No costs. 02.09.2024 Index: yes/no Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order gm 3/4

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J gm To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.