1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 31.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD).Nos.9570 to 9572 of 2011 and M.P.(MD) Nos.1,1 and 1 of 2011 V.Angalaeswari : Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.9570/2011 N.Annakamu : Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.9571/2011 V.Angalaeswari : Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.9572/2011 Vs. 1.The Director of School Education, Department of School Education, D.P.I. Complex, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 3.The Director, (Employment Wing), Directorate of Employment and Training, Guindy, Chennai - 32. : Respondents in all the WPs 4.The District Employment Officer, District Employment Office, Madurai. : Respondent in WP No.9570/2011 5.The District Employment Officer, District Employment Office, Dindigul. : 4th Respondent in WP Nos.9571 & 9572/2011 PRAYER: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.3 to sponsor the petitioner for recruitment to the post of B.T. Assistant in Physics or Chemistry or Botany or Zoology by the respondent No.2 and accordingly to direct the respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner for appointment to the post of B.T. Assistant in Physics or Chemistry or Botany or Zoology. For Petitioner : M/s.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents : Mr.S.Bharathi, Government Advocate https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 COMMON ORDER These writ petitions have been filed seeking for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to sponsor the petitioners for recruitment to the post of B.T. Assistant in Physics or Chemistry or Botany or Zoology by the second respondent and accordingly to direct the second respondent to consider the petitioner for appointment to the post of B.T. Assistant in Physics or Chemistry or Botany or Zoology. 2. At the outset, the very prayer itself is not maintainable for the reason that G.O.Ms.No.24, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (M) Department, dated 04.02.2011, passed by the Tamil Nadu Government on the basis of the order passed by this Court in W.A.Nos.1197/2010 and M.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2010, dated 28.10.2010, has clearly mentioned that the degree of B.Sc., (Bio-Chemistry) is not equivalent to B.Sc.,(Chemistry) since the Equivalence Committee has determined that these two subjects cannot be considered as equivalent subjects. On that basis, the Government of Tamil Nadu, by accepting the recommendations of the Equivalence Committee, have directed that the degree of B.Sc., (Bio Chemistry) awarded by all Universities in the State recognised by the University Grands Commission is not equivalent to the degree of B.Sc., (Chemistry) for the purpose of employment in Public Service. 3. Therefore, the arguments advanced by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners that the petitioners possessing degree of B.Sc., (Bio-Chemistry) have to be sponsored by the third respondent for recruitment to the post of B.T. Assistant in Physics or Chemistry or Botany or Zoology by the second respondent cannot be answered in their favour. If their prayer is to consider their candidature to B.T. Assistant in Bio-Chemistry that would be a different issue for consideration but, they have not come with that prayer. In view of the above, this Court finds no merits in these writ petitions. Hence, the same are liable to be dismissed and it is accordingly, dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 To 1.The Director of School Education, Department of School Education, D.P.I. Complex, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 3.The Director, (Employment Wing), Directorate of Employment and Training, Guindy, Chennai - 32. 4.The District Employment Officer, District Employment Office, Madurai. 5.The District Employment Officer, District Employment Office, Dindigul. +1cc to Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, Advocate, Sr.No.37320 +one cc to Special Government Pleader, Sr.No. 37362 Order made in W.P.(MD).Nos.9570 to 9572 of 2011 Dated:- 31.10.2011 srm SMA/23.11.2011/8C/3P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/