Teacher challenged her deployment to teach LKG/UKG students in an Anganwadi Centre under a pilot Montessori scheme, contending the junior-most teacher should have been deployed. The underlying Government order was since withdrawn and she was transferred back; the writ petition was closed as grievance redressed.
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W.P(MD)No.15042 of 2019
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 07.11.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
W.P(MD)No.15042 of 2019 and WMP(MD) Nos.11565 &12053 of 2019
M.Rajalakshmi,
... Petitioner
Vs
3.D.Rajkumar 4.K.Vidhya Priya
...Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order of the 1st respondent herein in Na.Ka.No.7558 / A3 / 2019 dated 11/01/2019, which was served only on 03/06/2019 and the consequential order of the second respondent herein in Na.Ka.No.203 / A1 / 2019 dated 01/06/2019 and quash the same and consequently direct the
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respondents 1 and 2 herein to deploy any one of the respondents 3 & 4 herein in the Anganwadi Centre in the Panchayat Union Middle School, Magalipatty, Thogaimalai Union, Karur District.
For Petitioner : Mr.T.Pon Ramkumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.P.T.Thiraviam Government Advocate
O R D E R
An order of deployment passed by the District
Educational Officer, Karur is under challenge in this writ petition.
2.The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was appointed as a Secondary Grade Teacher in Panchayat Union Middle School, Magalipatty, Thogaimalai Union, Karur. A Government order in G.O.Ms.No.89, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (SW-7 (1), Department, dated 11.12.2018 has been issued, introducing Montessori Education for L.K.G and U.K.G classes on pilot basis in Anganwadi Centres. Pursuant to the above Government order, the Director of Elementary Education has passed
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an order with certain guidelines, by his proceedings in Na.Ka.No. 021717/K3/2018, dated 09.01.2019 that the teachers working in the Panchayat Union of the Anganwadi Centres would be deployed to teach the students of L.K.G and U.K.G. Challenging the same, a writ petition in WP(MD) No.115 of 2019 has been filed before this Court and the same was dismissed by order dated 22.05.2019, permitting the Government to fill up the posts of kindergarden teachers, by deploying the excess teachers working in the Secondary Grade post. The grievance of the petitioner is that without deploying the junior most person, the petitioner has been deployed to work in Anganvadi Centre to teach kindergarden students, by the District Educational Officer, Kulithalai, in his proceedings in Na.Ka.No. 7558/A3/2019, dated 11.01.2019 and consequent to the above order, the petitioner was relieved from the post of Secondary Grade Teacher by a proceedings in Na.Ka.No.203/A1/2019, dated 01.06.2019. Challenging the above orders, the petitioner has filed this writ petition in the year 2019.
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3.Today (07.11.2024), when this writ petition is taken up
for hearing, the learned counsel on either side submits that the above mentioned Government order itself has been withdrawn by the Government and therefore, the petitioner has now been transferred to the same School and now working as a Secondary Grade Teacher.
4.Recording the submission made by the learned counsel on either side and since the grievance of the petitioner is redressed, this Writ Petition is closed. No Costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous petitions are closed.
07.11.2024
NCC:Yes/No Index:Yes vrn
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To
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B.PUGALENDHI, J.
vrn
Order made in W.P(MD)No.15042 of 2019 and WMP(MD) Nos.11565 &12053 of 2019
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner could be deployed to an Anganwadi Centre instead of the junior most Secondary Grade Teacher per the deployment order.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Rajalakshmi
The District Educational Officer, Kulithalai, Karur District
The Block Educational Officer, Thogaimalai Union, Karur District
D.Rajkumar
K.Vidhya Priya
B.PUGALENDHI
As recorded by the court registry
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