The Chief Educational Officer v. J.Joshua David Manovah
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Madras High Court, W.A.No.1190 of 2023, decided 09.04.2025 (R. Suresh Kumar & A.D. Maria Clete, JJ.). Writ appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent by the Chief Educational Officer and District Educational Officer, Thiruvallur against the order dated 16.02.2022 in W.P.No.23356 of 2021, which had allowed the writ petition of J. Joshua David Manovah (first respondent) and directed approval of the appointment as B.T. Assistant. Other respondents: the Correspondents of CSI St. Columba Higher Secondary School, Chengalpattu and CSI Goudie Higher Secondary School, Thiruvallur. During the pendency of the appeal, the Chief Educational Officer, Thiruvallur (order dated April, 2025) approved the appointment by upgrading the post as B.T. Assistant in the school where the teacher is presently working; compliance recorded, appeal dismissed as infructuous, no costs, C.M.P.No.12147 of 2023 closed. Keywords: B.T. Assistant; approval of appointment; teacher; compliance; infructuous writ appeal; Clause 15 Letters Patent; Thiruvallur; Chengalpattu.