John Gnanaraj.J v. Secretary to Government

Madras HC19 Sept 2025WMP(MD)/19771/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court (Madurai); W.M.P.(MD) No.19771 of 2025 in W.P.(MD) No.20775 of 2021; Abdul Quddhose J.; amendment application; approval of appointment as Vocational Instructor; sixth respondent School; G.O.(Ms) No.9 School Education (VE) Department dated 06.01.2009; post of Vocational Instructor abolished; impugned rejection order dated 17.06.2021 by fourth respondent; additional counter affidavit; without prejudice; decided 19.09.2025

What did the court decide?

Amendment application allowed as prayed for; Registry directed to carry out the amendment accordingly in the main writ petition. ¶¶17

John Gnanaraj.J Vs Secretary to Government — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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W.M.P.(MD) No.19771 of 2025

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W.M.P.(MD) No.19771 of 2025 in

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W.P.(MD) No.20775 of 2021

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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O R D E R

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The issue that arises for consideration in this matter is that whether the proposal sent by the sixth respondent - School for appointing the petitioner as Vocational Instructor can be approved.

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2. The respondents have relied upon G.O.(Ms) No.9, School Education (VE) Department, dated 06.01.2009, and would submit that as per the said Government Order, the post of Vocational Instructor has been abolished. Since the petitioner was appointed only after 06.01.2009 as a Vocational Instructor in the sixth respondent – School, the respondents have contended that the petitioner's case for seeking approval of the appointment cannot be granted in terms of the said Government Order in G.O.(Ms) No.9, School Education (VE) Department, dated 06.01.2009.

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W.M.P.(MD) No.19771 of 2025

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3. The main prayer sought for in the present writ petition was to quash the impugned order dated 17.06.2021, passed by the fourth respondent, rejecting the proposal sent by the sixth respondent – School seeking approval for the appointment of the petitioner as Vocational Instructor. Since the said Government Order in G.O.(Ms) No.9, School Education (VE) Department, dated 06.01.2009, which is the basis for rejecting the proposal sent by the sixth respondent – School, was not challenged earlier, the petitioner has now filed the present amendment application.

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4. This Court is of the considered view that no prejudice will be caused to the respondents, if this amendment application is allowed without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the respondents to raise all the objections with regard to the amendment sought for through their additional counter affidavit to be filed before this Court in the main writ petition.

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5. Accordingly, this miscellaneous petition is allowed as prayed for, without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the respondents to raise all the objections through their additional counter affidavit to be filed before this Court in the main writ petition.

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W.M.P.(MD) No.19771 of 2025

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6. Registry is directed to carry out the amendment accordingly.

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