Prema Ebenezar v. The District Education Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 23.10.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU Prema Ebenezar ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The District Education Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District..

2. The Manager, Tinnevelly Diocesan Trust Association, Tdta Higher Secondary Special School and Teacher Training Institute Diocesan Office, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

3. The Correspondent Sarah Tucker Higher Secondary School For Girls, Palayamkottai,Tirunelveli District.

... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents herein to pay the Salary amount for the period of 05.07.2018 to 31.03.2019 (270 days) to the petitioner based on her representation dated 25.02.2025 within the time stipulated by this Court. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathyachidambaram For Respondents : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar, Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R2 : Mr.T.Pon Ramkumar for R3

ORDER

The petitioner has filed this writ petition to direct the respondents to pay the salary for the period from 05.07.2018 to 31.03.2019 (270 days) to the petitioner based on her representation dated 25.02.2025

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the third respondent Management had produced a communication issued by the first respondent, whereby, the proposal sent by the third respondent had been returned, raising certain queries with regard to the genunity of the Educational Certificate. He would further submit that the petitioner had been employed as a substitute teacher in the vacancy that arose due to the maternity leave granted to the incumbent teacher and after a period of one year, the proposal has now been returned.

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3. In such view of the matter, there shall be a direction to the petitioner to obtain genuineness certificate with regard to her Educational qualification and place the same before the third respondent Management. On receipt of such genuineness certificate, the third respondent Management shall also comply with the other queries raised by the first respondent and forward a fresh proposal within a period of two weeks thereafter and on receipt of such fresh proposal, the first respondent shall consider the proposal on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks thereafter. As regards the query raised under issue No.3, with regard to TET qualification, this Court takes judicial notice of the fact that the Government had issued a circular fixing the cut-off date as 31.01.2023 for appointment of teachers with non TET qualification.

4. With the above directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs.

23.10.2025 Index:Yes/No NCC:Yes/No LS Note: Issue order copy on 24.10.2025 3/5

TO

1. The District Education Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.

2. The Manager, Tinnevelly Diocesan Trust Association, TDTA Higher Secondary Special School and Teacher Training Institute Diocesan Office, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

3. The Correspondent Sarah Tucker Higher Secondary School For Girls, Palayamkottai,Tirunelveli District.

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