WP/11275/2015 of J.Christina Voilet Mary Vs The State of Tamil Nadu on 21 September 2026

COMMON ORDER

Since, the challenge in both the writ petitions is to Advertisement No.7 of 2014 dated 13.10.2014 relating to selection of Computer Instructor under BC priority category, both the writ petitions were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. For ease of reference, the facts as set out in WP.No.11275 of 2015, are being referred to.

3. The petitioners by the present writ petitions assail the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in selecting the respondents 4 to 13 in excess of quota prescribed under Advertisement No.7 of 2014 dated 13.10.2014 issued by the 2nd respondent under priority quota meant for Backward Classes by encroaching into non priority quota for backward classes as being illegal and arbitrary.

4. When the writ petitions are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved in the present writ petition is no longer res-integra having been considered by the Division Bench of this Court in WA.Nos.43 & 48 of 2017, 2688 & 2896 of 2019 and WP.Nos.9787, 10349, 11444 of 2015 and 19728 of 2018 vide judgement dated 06.09.2024.

5. The learned Special Government Pleader by placing on record a copy of the common judgment of this Court, submitted that the issue involved in the present writ petition is covered by the common judgment.

6. I have taken note of the respective contentions urged.

7. The Division Bench of this Court by the judgment in WA.No.43 of 2017 had held “that the sponsoring of the names on the basis of the Serial numbers on which the categorisation for priority quota is wholly erroneous”.

8. This Court in the aforesaid decision further held that it is restraining itself from setting aside the entire recruitment process for the simple reasons that as many as 652 Computer Instructors have been appointed and have been rendering their service for nearly a decade and any interference now would affect their recruitment for no fault on them. This Court by observing as above, however, moulded the relief in so far as the petitioners before this Court are concerned by directing the respondents to consider the candidature of the respective appellants / petitioners as being validly sponsored by the employment exchange with appropriate seniority and to consider their candidature if they are all otherwise qualified, and appoint them to the post of Computer Instructor. The relief as granted by this Court in the aforesaid order is covered by the answer to Issue (c) as framed by this Court in the aforementioned writ appeal orders.

9. Though, this Court while granting the relief made it clear that the aforesaid relief granted is only to those persons who are before this Court and no other persons would be entitled for the relief, it is to be noted that the present petitions were also filed at the same time, as the other writ petitions, and for the reasons best known were not listed along with the batch of cases which were heard and disposed of by this Court by its common order dated 06.09.2024.

10. Since, the petitioners had also approached this Court at the same time as the petitioners / appellants before whose cases were considered by the Division Bench, this Court is of the view that the petitioners cannot stand excluded from being granted the relief as granted by the Division Bench of this Court.

11. In view of the above, since the petitioners are similarly placed like the petitioners / appellants in writ appeal as noted herein above, the petitioners would also be entitled to the same relief as granted by this Court vide answer to Issue (c) in WA.No.43 of 2017 dated 06.09.2024.

12. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of, in terms of order in WA.No.43 of 2017 etc batch. Registry is directed to append the copy of the order dated 06.09.2024 made in WA.No.43 of 2017 etc batch along with this order. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 21.09.2026

Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No tsh To

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Secretary School Education Department Secretariat, Chennai – 09.

2. The Member Secretary Teachers Recruitment Board EVK Sampath Malligai, 4th Floor, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai – 06.

3. The Director of School Education Higher Secondary Schools DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai – 06.

T. VINOD KUMAR

, J.

tsh W.P.Nos.11275 and 12027 of 2015 21.09.2026