Dismissed

The State Of Tamil Nadu v. S Preghi

Madras HC4 Sept 2024WA(MD)/1524/2024

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What is this about?

The Madras High Court dismissed the State's writ appeal against a direction requiring the State to approve the appointment of a Sewing Teacher in a minority school effective July 2019, holding that surplus teachers in other schools cannot negate the need in a specific minority institution.

What did the court decide?

The State is directed to approve the appointment of the 1st respondent as a Sewing Teacher with effect from 01.07.2019.

The State Of Tamil Nadu Vs S Preghi — Education and Admissions | Madras HC (2024)

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W.A(MD)No.1524 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 04.09.2024

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI

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W.A(MD)No.1524 of 2024 and

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CMP(MD)No.11848 of 2024

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The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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The Chief Educational Officer, The Office of the Chief Educational Officer, S.L.B. South Road, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District-629 001.

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The District Educational Officer, The Office of the DEO, S.L.B. South Road, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District-629 001. ... Appellants

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vs.

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S Preghi

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The Correspondent, Little Flower Girls Higher Secondary School, Ramanputhur, Nagercoil-629 004, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents

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W.A(MD)No.1524 of 2024

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Prayer : Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, against the order dated 29.11.2023 in W.P(MD)No.9430 of 2023.

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For Appellants : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader For R1 : Ms.S.Amala Irudhaya Mary

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JUDGMENT

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( Judgement of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.)

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The State is on appeal aggrieved by the direction issued by the Writ Court requiring the State to approve the appointment of the 1^st respondent as a Sewing Teacher in the 2^nd respondent school with effect from 01.07.2019 with all attendant benefits.

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The 1^st respondent was appointed as a Sewing Teacher as per the staff fixation done for the academic year 2019-2020. Though it was found that neither the 2^nd respondent school or the Corporate Management which runs the 2^nd respondent school have any surplus Sewing Teachers, the Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari, refused approval on the ground that there are surplus Sewing Teachers in other aided schools in the district. This Court has repeatedly held that in respect of minority institutions, the availability of surplus teachers in other aided schools cannot be a ground to reject the

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W.A(MD)No.1524 of 2024

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approval of appointments made in minority institutions particularly when there are no surplus teachers in the relevant subject in the school or in the Corporate Management.

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As regards the Sewing Teachers, a Division Bench of this Court after elaborately considering the position of law by its judgment dated 15.04.2024 made in W.A(MD)No.675 of 2024, had made it very clear that one Sewing Teacher is essential in every girls school. Hence, we are unable to fault the Writ Court for having directed approval of the appointment of the 1^st respondent with effect from 01.07.2019. The Writ Appeal, therefore, fails and it is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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(R.S.M, J.) (L.V.G, J.) 04.09.2024 Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No bala

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The Secretary, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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W.A(MD)No.1524 of 2024

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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

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bala

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The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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The Chief Educational Officer, The Office of the Chief Educational Officer, S.L.B. South Road, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District-629 001.

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The District Educational Officer, The Office of the DEO, S.L.B. South Road, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District-629 001.

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JUDGMENT MADE IN W.A(MD)No.1524 of 2024 DATED : 04.09.2024

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