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M.Hemalatha v. The Secretary to Government

Madras HC17 Mar 2025WP/28977/2014

Case brief

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What is this about?

TNTET; Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB); Graduate Assistant Teacher (Science); B.Sc. Bio-Chemistry; Chemistry; science subjects; High School; Equivalence Committee; Certificate Verification 06.05.2014; TNTET Roll No.13TE63203391; W.P.No.28977 of 2014; identical issue with W.P.No.20924 of 2014 (disposed 14.03.2025); W.P.No.25718 of 2012 (order dated 01.03.2018); Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus; Secretary to Government Higher Education Department; Tamil Nadu; disposed in terms of prior order; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the order dated 14.03.2025 in W.P.No.20924 of 2014; no costs imposed. ¶31

M.Hemalatha Vs The Secretary to Government — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the order dated 14.03.2025 in W.P.No.20924 of 2014; no costs imposed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether this writ petition, raising an issue identical to that in W.P.No.20924 of 2014, should be disposed of in terms of that Court's order dated 14.03.2025 (reference of the petitioner's science qualification to the Equivalence Committee and consequent appointment as Graduate Assistant Teacher (Science) if the conclusion is favourable).

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Court's answer

Finding the issue raised identical to that in W.P.No.20924 of 2014, the Court disposed of this writ petition in terms of its order dated 14.03.2025 in that case (under which the Teachers Recruitment Board was to seek Equivalence Committee clarification within eight weeks and issue an appointment order if the conclusion favoured the candidate, subject to TET and other criteria), with no costs.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (C. Saravanan, J.), order dated 17.03.2025 in W.P.No.28977 of 2014 (M. Hemalatha v. The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department and The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board). Filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash records published on the TRB's official website (dated 'Nil') and to declare TNTET Roll No.13TE63203391 of the petitioner as selected and appoint her as Graduate Assistant Teacher (Science) based on the Certificate Verification held on 06.05.2014. Observing that a similar issue had been disposed of in W.P.No.20924 of 2014 on 14.03.2025 (in the background of the order dated 01.03.2018 in W.P.No.25718 of 2012), the Court disposed of this petition in terms of that order - whereby the Respondents were directed to obtain clarification from the Equivalence Committee within eight weeks on whether B.Sc. Bio-Chemistry suffices to teach Chemistry and other science subjects in High School, and to issue an Appointment Order if the conclusion favours the candidate, subject to satisfaction of TET and other criteria. No costs.

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W.P.No.28977 of 2014

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 17.03.2025

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN

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W.P.No.28977 of 2014

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M.Hemalatha, D/o.S.G.Manickam

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... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department,

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Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

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2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Campus,

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College Road, Chennai – 600 006. ... Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records published in the second respondent's official website, dated Nil and quash the same, and consequently direct the second respondent to declare the TNTET Roll No.13TE63203391 of the petitioner as selected and appoint the petitioner as Graduate Assistant Teacher (Science), based on the Certificate Verification held on 06.05.2014.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.K.Prem Kumar for Mr.P.Kannan Kumar For Respondents : For R1 : Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.R.Siddharth Standing Counsel

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ORDER

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A similar issue came up for consideration before this Court in W.P.No.20924 of 2014 , which came to be disposed on 14.03.2025 in the

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background of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.25718 of 2012 vide Order dated 01.03.2018.

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By an order dated 14.03.2025 , this Court has ordered as follows:-

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“13. Prima facie, it appears that the post of 'B.T.Assistant' would involve to teach the students in the High School between 6^th standard to 10^th standard. The syllabus that would have been covered in U.G Programme for ' B.Sc., Chemistry ' and ' B.Sc., Bio-Chemistry ' would be sufficient. However, the law also stands settled that it is best left to the Equivalence Committee to decide the issue afresh as the Committee is wellversed in the subjects.

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14. Considering the same, there shall be a direction to the 3^rd Respondent, Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) to refer the matter to the Equivalence Committee to relook into the qualification of the Petitioner as to

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whether the Petitioner's qualification in 'B.Sc., BioChemistry' would be sufficient to teach the subjects of Chemistry and other science subjects for the students in the High School.

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15. The Respondents are therefore directed to get a clarification from the Equivalence Committee within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. Subject to the Petitioner satisfying other criteria regarding TET qualification etc., the Respondents shall thereafter proceed to issue an Appointment Order to the Petitioner, if the conclusion is in favour of the Petitioner by the Equivalence Committee.

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16. This Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.”

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