Review application against the Division Bench judgment concerning equivalence of degrees for teacher recruitment. The court held that degree equivalence is a matter for the Government, not judicial review, found no error apparent on record, and dismissed the application without costs.
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Review Application No.18 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16-07-2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M. SUBRAMANIAM And THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
Review Application No.18 of 2020
R.Ghunasekaran
.. Applicant
-vs-
1.Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Secretary to Government, Law Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.
2.Teachers Recruitment Board, Represented by Chairman, E.V.K. Sampath Maligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai.
3.The Member Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, E.V.K. Sampath Maligai,
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DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai.
.. Respondents
Review Application is preferred under Order 47, Rule 1 read with Section 114 of CPC, against the judgment of this Court made in WA No.1870 of 2018 dated 03.09.2018.
For Applicant : Mr.E.C.Ramesh For Respondent-1 : Mr.D.Giopal, Government Advocate. For Respondents-2 and 3: Mr.K.Sathishkumar
O R D E R
[ORDER OF THE COURT WAS MADE
BY S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.]
The equivalence of degrees granted by various Universities are
to be granted by the Government by passing appropriate orders. Such an exercise cannot be undertaken by the Writ Courts in exercise of the powers of judicial review. The applicant has not established any error apparent on record to entertain the present Review Application. Consequently, the Page 2 of 4
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present Review Application stands dismissed. However, there shall be no
order as to costs.
(S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J.) (C.KUMARAPPAN,J.) 16-07-2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the review application disclosed any error apparent on record in the judgment in WA No.1870 of 2018 regarding equivalence of degrees.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
R.Ghunasekaran
Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Secretary to Government, Law Department, Fort St. George, Chennai
Teachers Recruitment Board, Represented by Chairman, E.V.K. Sampath Maligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai
The Member Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, E.V.K. Sampath Maligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai
S.M. Subramaniam
C. Kumarappan
As recorded by the court registry
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