1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29/06/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD) No.6859 of 2011 P.Vincent Prem Kumar ... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamilnadu represented by its Secretary to Government Department of Education, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai. ..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 27.01.2011. For petitioner ...M/s.Hindu Associates For Respondents ...Mr.B.Pugalendhi Spl. Government Pleader O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final hearing. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 27.01.2011. 4. The case of the petitioner is that he is presently serving as Physical Education Teacher in the Government High School at Mathoor, Trichy. He was appointed in the above mentioned educational institution in the month of August 2010. He has completed his M.Phil in Bharathiyar University on 30.05.2007. Subsequently, he has been transferred to Vaiyampatti Higher Secondary School and now he is taking physical education classes for the 6,7,8,9,10th standards since 12.03.1998 and from 10.08.2008, he is also taking Yoga classes for the above mentioned classes. But he has been paid only minimal wages. As per G.O.Ms.No.79 of Department of Education, dated 14.06.2002, all middle school teachers are upgraded as Graduate Teachers. Though the petitioner has been serving as physical education teacher for the past 12 years, he has not been considered for promotion to the grade of Teachers. Hence he has given representation dated 27.01.2011. However, the said representation was not considered so https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 far and hence he has come up with the present writ petition for the relief stated earlier. 5. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 27.01.2011 on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The Secretary to Government, The State of Tamilnadu Department of Education, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai. +1 CC to M/s Hindu Associates, Advocate, SR.No.20629 +1 CC to the Special Government Pleadr, SR.No.20882 RR W.P.(MD) No.6859 of 2011 29.06.2011 TR : 13.07.2011 : 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/