“3.The petitioners are working as B.T Assistants, Head Master and P.G Teachers in the various Higher Secondary Schools run by the Kallar Reclamation. The first petitioner is working as B.T Assistant at Government Kallar Higher Secondary School, Chennamanayakkanpatti, Dindigul District. The petitioners sought permission to pursue higher studies, namely M.Phil, by way of application through proper channel to the fourth respondent on various dates in the year 2015 and 2016. However, the said application came to be rejected. In the meanwhile, since all of them have paid fees to the educational institution concerned, they completed the course without prejudice to their respective jobs and without affecting their duty time. After completion of the course, they made another application for getting permission for acquiring a higher degree. On receipt of such an application, the fourth respondent issued a show-cause notice seeking an explanation from the petitioners on 03.12.2020. The petitioners duly gave an explanation that they have completed the said course without prejudice to their respective jobs and without affecting the duty time. Subsequent to that, on 05.11.2020, the fourth respondent issued another letter requesting all the Headmasters and Range Supervisors of his control (Kallar School) to send the details of the Teachers who were qualified in M.Phil without getting permission from the competent authority and also the list of those Teachers whose request for studying were rejected in an annexed format on or before
