Writ petition against a CAT order on Puducherry primary school teacher recruitment. Following earlier Division Bench directions on age relaxation under Rule 6 and employment exchange seniority weightage based on Diploma in Teacher Education, the Tribunal order was set aside and the writ petition disposed of identically.
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WP No.9210 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 05.04.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU
WP No.9210 of 2024
V.Saroja
... Petitioner
versus
1.Union of India,
rep. By Secretary to Government (Education) Government of Puducherry, Puducherry 605 001
2.The Director, Directorate of School Education, Government of Puducherry ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India, for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating
to the order dated 01.03.2024 in OA No.310/01026/2023 passed by the
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Central Administrative Tribunal at Chennai Bench and quash the same and
allow the original application.
For the Petitioner :Mr.M.Gnanasekar
For the Respondents :Mr.R.Syed Mustafa, Special Government Pleader
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.)
Challenging the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal in OA No.310/01026/2023 dated 01.03.2024, the petitioner has filed the
present writ petition.
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rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in WP No.7499 of 2024 etc., batch dated 25.03.2024 and WP No.6867 of 2024 etc., batch dated 20.03.2024.
20.03.2024 has held as follows:
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qualification, without which no applicant would be eligible to make application to participate in the selection process.
3. We expect that all the above directions would be complied with as early as possible, as large number of teachers ie., 145 Primary School Teacher posts are to be filled up in the Government schools, atleast before the commencement of the next academic year ie., 2024-25.
4. With all these directions, the order passed by the Tribunal dated 01.03.2024 since has been set aside to the extent of the directions given herein above, we dispose of these writ petitions accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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aforesaid orders of a Division Bench of this Court, this Court has passed a similar order in WP No.8586 of 2024 dated 01.04.2024. Hence, on the same line, order may be passed in this writ petition. The relevant paragraph of the order is extracted hereinunder:
4. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and following the earlier order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in WP No.7499 of 2024 etc., batch dated 25.03.2024, as referred to above, which squarely covers the issue involved in the present writ petition, the impugned order in OA No.1110 of 2023 dated 01.03.2024, passed by the Tribunal is set aside and consequently, the writ petition stands allowed on the same lines. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently WMP Nos.9542 and 9544 of 2024 are closed.
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squarely covers the issue involved in the present writ petition, the impugned
order in OA No.310/01026/2023 dated 01.03.2024, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal is set aside and the writ petition is disposed of on the same lines. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently WMP Nos.10250, 10251 and 10253 are closed.
[D.K.K., J.] [K.B., J.] 05.04.2024 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No mrn
To
2.The Director, Directorate of School Education, Government of Puducherry
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Tribunal's order in OA No.310/01026/2023 should be set aside on the same lines as earlier Division Bench orders on age relaxation and employment exchange seniority for teacher recruitment.
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2 provisions across 2 enactments
V.Saroja
Union of India, rep. By Secretary to Government (Education) Government of Puducherry
The Director, Directorate of School Education, Government of Puducherry
D.Krishnakumar
K.Kumaresh Babu
As recorded by the court registry
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D.Krishnakumar and K.Kumaresh Babu
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