1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated :17.06.2011 Coram The Honourable Mr.Justice K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.No.(MD).No.5972 of 2011 P.Ramakrishnan .. Petitioner Versus 1.The Secretary to the Government, Educational Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai. 2.The Director of Elementary Education, D.P.I.Buildings,College Road, Chennai-6. 3.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. .. Respondents Prayer : Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to repost the petitioner in the said Hindu Primary School, Mundalapuram, Virudhunagar District with continuity of service. For Petitioner : Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugalendhi Special Government Pleader ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2.By consent of both sides, the present writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing. 3.The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for a mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to repost the petitioner in the Hindu Primary School, Mundalapuram, Virudhunagar District with continuity of service. 4.The case of the petitioner is that he joined in the Radhakrishna Primary School, Rajapatti, Tuticorin District in the year 1982 as a Secondary Grade Teacher. By transfer on migration, he was promoted as Headmaster and posted in K.K.S.Primary School, Nallammanayakkanpatti, Virudhunagar District. He became the Headmaster on 26.11.1992. Due to fall in student strength, the school came to be closed in the year 2000. Hence, he was redeployed. Since there is no vacancy in the post of Headmaster, he was reverted to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Nadar Primary School, Thiyagarajapuram, Virudhunagar District as Secondary Grade Teacher. Correspondingly, his salary was also reduced. Later he was subsequently posted in Kannappa Hindu Primary School, Valayapatti, Virudhunagar District. He is presently working there. 5.At present, one vacancy exists for the post of headmaster in the Hindu Primary School, Mundalapuram, Virudhunagar District. The third respondent has got power and authority to fill up the said vacancy. The petitioner therefore approached the third respondent and gave a representation dated 30.04.2011 to post him as headmaster in the said school. However the said representation has not been considered sofar. That made the petitioner to approach this court by way of filing the present writ petition. 6.Without expressing any opinion on the claim of the petitioner, I direct the third respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 30.04.2011 on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7.This writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Accounts) /TRUE COPY/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Educational Department,Secretariat, St.George Fort,Chennai. 2.The Director of Elementary Education, D.P.I.Buildings, College Road,Chennai-6. 3.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Virudhunagar District,Virudhunagar. +1cc to Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, Advocate SR.No.19103 W.P.(MD)No.5972 of 2011 17.06.2011 vs PA/29.06.2011/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/