1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.14374 of 2011 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 Muthuraj ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, College Road, Chennai-6. 2. The District Elementary Educational Officer, R.M.S.Road, Madurai-01. ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to call upon the petitioner for the selection process going to be held and appoint the petitioner as Secondary Grade teacher. For Petitioner : Mr.A.K.Manickam For Respondents : Mr.T.R.Janarthanan, Additional Government Pleader O R D E R The petitioner Muthuraj was appointed as a Secondary Grade Teacher in Chandra Middle School, Mela Anuppanadi, Madurai on 19.01.2007. Subsequently, got relieved from the said school and was appointed in Gomathi Middle School, Anuppanadi, Madurai on 03.11.2009. Thereafter, the petitioner name was also sponsored by the employment exchange at Theni. After receiving call letter to participate in the certificate verification held on 03.12.2011, the petitioner approached the second respondent for production of original certificates, since they were kept in the office of the second respondent viz., the District Elementary Educational Officer, R.M.S.Road, Madurai, but the petitioner was informed that the original certificates were found missing in the office of the second respondent. However, the petitioner was issued with attested copies of the certificates by the second respondent. With that, the petitioner appeared for certificate verification. But he was not permitted to participate in the certificate verification, since he was having only the attested copies of the certificates. Therefore, he has sent a representation explaining the circumstances, under which he was issued with the attested copies by the second respondent. Under these circumstances, he has come to this Court by filing the present Writ Petition seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to call the petitioner for the selection process going to be held and appoint the petitioner as Secondary Grade Teacher. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2. Mr.T.R.Janarthanan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. 3. This is an admitted case that the petitioner after being appointed as Secondary Grade Teacher in Chandra Middle School, Mela Anuppanadi, Madurai on 19.01.2007, was relieved from that school and appointed in Gomathi Middle School, Anuppanadi, Madurai on 03.11.2009. Since the certificates have been deposited with the second respondent, on receiving the call letter from the employment exchange, Theni, when the petitioner approached the second respondent for production of original certificates, the second respondent informed the petitioner that the original certificates were found missing in the office of the second respondent. However, the second respondent has issued the attested copies of the original certificates. Therefore, I do not find any impediment for permitting the petitioner to participate in the selection process to be held for the post of secondary grade teacher. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the first respondent to permit the petitioner to appear for certificate verification and also for subsequent selection process with the attested copies of the educational certificates, for the reason that his certificates have been lost when they were kept in the custody of the second respondent viz., the District Elementary Educational Officer, Madurai. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Records) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, College Road, Chennai-6. 2. The District Elementary Educational Officer, R.M.S.Road, Madurai-01. + 1 cc to Mr.A.K.Manickam, Advocate, SR No.43996 + 1 cc to The Special Government Pleader, SR No.44333 W.P.(MD)No.14374 of 2011 16.12.2011 akv RJ/2.1.12 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/