The Secretary v. The Secretary To Govt.,

1 W.P.(MD)NO.10794 OF 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.02.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.10794 of 2019 AND W.M.P.(MD)Nos.8242 & 8243 of 2019 & 2455 of 2020 The Secretary, Thilak Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School, Kallidaikurichi, Tirunelveli District.

... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 6.

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

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

... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the impugned Government Order under G.O.Ms.No.64, dated 03.04.2018 on the file of the first respondent pertaining to seizure of the posts of the petitioner school, namely, Librarian, Library Assistant, Waterman, Gardener / Cleaner, Scavenger and Sweeper to call for the impugned 1/4

2 W.P.(MD)NO.10794 OF 2019 Government Order under G.O.Ms.No.238, dated 13.11.2018 on the file of the first respondent pertaining to directing the petitioner school to recruit the above said non-teaching staff privately and its consequential proceedings of the third respondent in Na.Ka.No.12315/A2/2018 dated 13.03.2019 reducing the cadre strength of the non-teaching staff to the petitioner-school and to quash the same as illegal as far as the petitioner school is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.R.Laxman For Respondents : Mr.R.Baskaran, Additional Advocate General, assisted by, Mr.S.Shaji Bino, Special Government Pleader.

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O R D E R

Heard both sides.

2. In view of the order dated 08.02.2023 made in W.P.(MD)No.18869 of 2019 etc. batch wherein the identical prayers were sought, this writ petition is also dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 08.02.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No PMU 2/4

3 W.P.(MD)NO.10794 OF 2019 To:

1. The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 6.

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

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

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