K. Gopalakrishnan v. The State Of Tamilnadu

W.P.(MD)No.2860 of 2015 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.(MD)No.2860 of 2015 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1 to 4 of 2015 K.Gopalakrishnan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Secretary, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to "Provisional Selection List After Certificate Verification"dated 25.02.2015 published by the second respondent in the website and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to award 2 additional marks for question nos.20 and 76 of "C" series question paper and to conduct Certification Verification.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Nagentharan For R1 : Mr.S.Dhayalan Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan

O R D E R

The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to quash the provisional selection list published by the respondent and consequently, direct the respondents to award two additional marks for question numbers 20 and 76 of "C" series question paper.

2. The learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the first respondent brought to the notice of this Court that the two questions disputed by the petitioner had been evaluated properly in respect of all the candidates who appeared in the examination. Thus, no additional marks can be granted with reference to question Nos. 20 and 76 of "C" series question paper.

3. Once the answer sheets are evaluated with reference to the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

W.P.(MD)No.2860 of 2015 questions, now the petitioner cannot seek any additional mark so as to reconsider his case. The cut-off marks fixed for MBC category was 96 percentage and the petitioner scored 95 percentage marks. Thus, the petitioner is not within a zone of consideration and accordingly, he was not selected. This apart, the selection was conducted in the year 2015 and the selected candidates were appointed and working for the past about five years.

4. This being the factum, no further consideration needs to be shown and accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) pkn To 1.The Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

+1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-22964[F] dated 26/11/2020 ) W.P.(MD)No.2860 of 2015 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1 to 4 of 2015 24.11.2020 CK(CO) KB(04.12.2020) 2P 4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2