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The Secretary To Government v. A.Kingsly Belbin

2024-10-23Honourable Mr Justice R. Subramanian,Honourable Mrs Justice L.Victoria Gowri4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.10.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI and CMP(MD)No.11205 of 2023

1. The Secretary to Government, Department of School Eduction, St.George Fort, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai.

3. The Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.

4. The District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

... Appellants vs.

1. A.Kingsly Belbin

2. The Correspondent, Cathedral Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

... Respondents Prayer : Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, against the order made in W.P(MD)No.18114 of 2018 dated 22.06.2021. Page No.1 of 4

For Appellants : Mr.S.P.Maharajan, Special Government Pleader For R1 : Mr.S.Chellapandian

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) The matter relates to approval of appointment of the 1st respondent as Vocational Instructor. The approval was refused on the ground of conversion of the post. The Writ Court had allowed the writ petition directing approval to be granted. In other similar matters, orders of this Court directing approval were tested upto the Hon'ble Supreme Court and they were confirmed in SLP No.22199 of 2019. It is also seen that in the case on hand, approval has been granted on 24.07.2023 itself.

2.

Hence, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No costs. The appellants will pay all the arrears of salary payable to the 1st respondent within a period of twelve weeks from today. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

(R.S.M, J.) (L.V.G, J.) 23.10.2024 Index : Yes / No : Yes / No bala Page No.2 of 4

To

1. The Secretary to Government, Department of School Eduction, St.George Fort, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai.

3. The Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.

4. The District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.

and L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

bala JUDGMENT MADE IN DATED : 23.10.2024 Page No.4 of 4