The Director Of School Education v. S.B. Hena Gomathi Priyanka
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court writ appeal W.A.No.1607 of 2026 (with C.M.P.No.14824 of 2026), decided 22.06.2026 by S. M. Subramaniam and N. Senthilkumar, JJ. Appellants: Director of School Education, Chief Educational Officer and District Educational Officer (Secondary), Thiruvannamalai; respondents: S.B. Hena Gomathi Priyanka and the Correspondent, ALC Higher Secondary School, Saron. Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against order dated 12.02.2024 in W.P.No.2963 of 2024 on approval of appointment. Closed without adjudication because approval of appointment was already granted subject to a Special Leave Petition pending before the Supreme Court of India; no order as to costs. Keywords: approval of appointment; school education; writ appeal closed; SLP pending; no further adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Since the approval of appointment had already been granted to the respondent, subject to the final outcome of the Special Leave Petition pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, no further adjudication was required.