The Chief Educational Officer, v. a. Angeline Jenifer
Case brief
What is this about?
TET qualification not mandatory for minority institution teacher; approval of appointment granted; annual increment withheld for lack of TET held unjustified; financial grant cannot be withheld; Mary Sargent Girls' Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai; Chief Educational Officer and District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli; writ appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against W.P.(MD).No.15679 of 2021 dated 01.04.2022; B.T. Assistant; monetary benefits conferred; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; W.A.(MD).No.500 of 2024; decided 30.01.2025; M.S. Ramesh and A.D. Maria Clete, JJ.; appeal dismissed without costs; CMP(MD)No.4033 of 2024 closed.
What did the court decide?
Writ Appeal dismissed with no order as to costs; the connected miscellaneous petition closed, leaving intact the Single Judge's direction to confer monetary benefits on the first respondent.