The Correspondent Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary

The Correspondent vs The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary

Type Court Judgment Court Chennai Orders Decided Jan 28, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1631922
Court: Chennai Orders High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi
Decided On: Jan 28, 2026
Case Number: WP(MD)/14645/2023

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

The Correspondent

Respondent

The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary

Excerpt

.....writ petition before this court in w.p.(md)no.25100 of 2024 as against the return of proposal made by them for approval of the appointment of johnson and this court, by order dated 14.10.2025, disposed of the writ petition with certain directions as under:“a) the respondents shall grant in-principle approval of the proposal sent by the petitioner for the appointment of the bt assistant (science) namely a.johnson. b) such approval shall be subject to the orders to be made by the hon'ble apex court. c) on grant of approval, the petitioner would be entitled for the sanctioned salary from the date of thisorder and if the qualification is held in favour of thepetitioner by the hon'ble apex court, then the approval should revert back to the date of appointment of the said bt assistant teacher and the arrears of salary from the date of appointment till the date of this order shall be paid by the respondents, within a period of four (4) weeks of the order passed by the hon'ble apex court.” in view of the same, nothing survives in this writ petition.3. recording the submissions of the learned governmentadvocate, this writ petition is closed. no costs. consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 28.01.2026 ogy index : yes / no. internet : yes / no. ncc : yes / no. to1. the secretary, department of school education, fort st. george, chennai - 600 009.2. the director of school education, college road, chennai - 600 006.3. the chief educational officer,4. the district educational officer,5. the correspondent, contonment, trichy.b.pugalendhi, j.ogy wp(md) no.14645 of 2023 28.01.2026

Full Judgment

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 28.01.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.14645 of 2023 and WMP(MD)Nos.12366 and 12367 of 2023 and 3020 of 2024 The Correspondent, St. Joseph's College Higher Secondary School, Near Chatram Bus Stand, Trichy District - 620 002. ... Petitioner Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
3. The Chief Educational Officer,
4. The District Educational Officer,
5. The Correspondent, Contonment, Trichy.
6. A.Saveriar,

B.T.Assistant (Science) Contonment, Trichy. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings of the 3rd respondent CEO in Na.Ka.No.7300/Aa4/2022 dated 09.06.2023 and quash the same as illegal and void.

For Petitioner : M/s.M.F.Rooshi Maas for M/s.Isaac Chambers For R1 to R5 : Mr.S.Vinodh, Government Advocate

ORDER

The petitioner Management has filed this writ petition as against the order of deployment of the 6th respondent to their school.

2. Today, when this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the

learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 5 submits that the petitioner Management has raised objections as against the order of deployment of the 6th respondent, since they have appointed one A.Johnson in the existing vacancy. They have also filed another writ petition before this Court in W.P.(MD)No.25100 of 2024 as against the return of proposal made by them for approval of the appointment of Johnson and this Court, by order dated 14.10.2025, disposed of the writ petition with certain directions as under:

“a) The respondents shall grant in-principle approval of the proposal sent by the petitioner for the appointment of the BT Assistant (Science) namely A.Johnson. b) Such approval shall be subject to the orders to be made by the Hon'ble Apex Court. c) On grant of approval, the petitioner would be entitled for the sanctioned salary from the date of this

order and if the qualification is held in favour of the

petitioner by the Hon'ble Apex Court, then the approval should revert back to the date of appointment of the said BT Assistant teacher and the arrears of salary from the date of appointment till the date of this order shall be paid by the respondents, within a period of four (4) weeks of the order passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court.” In view of the same, nothing survives in this writ petition.

3. Recording the submissions of the learned Government

Advocate, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 28.01.2026 ogy Index : Yes / No. Internet : Yes / No. NCC : Yes / No. To

1. The Secretary, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Chief Educational Officer,

4. The District Educational Officer,

5. The Correspondent, Contonment, Trichy.

B.PUGALENDHI, J.

ogy WP(MD) No.14645 of 2023 28.01.2026

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