The Court directed the District Elementary Educational Officer to approve the petitioner's appointment as a Secondary Grade Teacher and release arrears of salary within three weeks, following recommendations by lower educational officers.
Direction to approve appointment forthwith and release salary arrears within three weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 27.03.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.No.7070 of 2018
V.Sujatha .. Petitioner
-vs-
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to pass orders on the proposal forwarded by the third respondent school dated 06.02.2017 and the subsequent proposal forwarded by the second respondent to first respondent in Na.Ka.No.140/A1/2017 dated 13.03.2017 and consequently approve the appointment of petitioner in the post of Secondary Grade Teacher in the third respondent school from the date of appointment on 01.08.2016, with all consequential and other service benefits including payment of arrears of salary along with interest for the belated payment, within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.
For Petitioner: Mr.G.Sankaran
For Respondents: Mr.C.Munusamy
Special Government Pleader
for R1 & 2
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed by Mrs.V.Sujatha, who was
appointed as Secondary Grade Teacher in the third respondentSt.Ann's Aided Elementary School, Kadali, Melmalayanur Union on 1.8.2016 in the vacancy arose on account of the migration of one Mrs.S.Vijayalakshmi and whose migration also has been approved by the competent authority on 21.7.2016. Therefore, the third respondent, being an aided school receiving grant-in-aid from the State Government, submitted a detailed proposal on 6.2.2017 to the first respondent through proper channel and the second respondent has also forwarded the proposal to the first respondent, agreeing with the school for filling up of the post, for granting approval in favour of the petitioner in the post of Secondary Grade Teacher. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the third respondent school is sanctioned with one post of Headmaster and one post of Secondary Grade Teacher as per the staff fixation order dated 18.12.2016 passed by the District Elementary Educational Officer, Villupuram and the petitioner has been appointed in the vacant post of Secondary Grade Teacher, he sought for a direction to the first respondent to grant the order of approval forthwith, so that the third respondent school will have the minimum one Secondary Grade Teacher apart from the Headmaster.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS III)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
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To
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the District Elementary Educational Officer should be directed to approve the appointment of the petitioner as Secondary Grade Teacher and release arrears of salary.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
V.Sujatha
The District Elementary Educational Officer Villupuram District Villupuram
The Assistant Elementary Educational Officer Melmalayanur Block Villupuram District
The Manager St.Ann's Aided Elementary School Kadali
T.Raja
As recorded by the court registry
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