K ATHIMOOLAM Vs. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is a Post Graduate in Commerce. He also passed Senior Grade in English Typewriting and Junior Grade in Tamil Typewriting.

(2.) THE second respondent issued an advertisement in 'The Hindu' newspaper on 29.10.2009, calling for applications for the post of Typist in Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Memorial College at Kamudhi. The qualification required for the said post is that the candidate should have passed S.S.L.C. and also passed Senior Grade in Tamil Typewriting and Junior Grade in English Typewriting or Senior Grade in Tamil Typewriting and Junior Grade in English typewriting. The petitioner applied for the said post. The second respondent sent a letter dated 18.12.2009, directing the petitioner to attend interview on 04.01.2011 with required certificates. Accordingly, he attended the interview on 04.01.2010. About 100 candidates participated in the interview. While so, the second respondent issued an order dated 04.01.2010 stating that the petitioner was selected for the post of Typist in General Turn. Thereafter, the second respondent issued appointment order dated 05.01.2010, appointing the petitioner as Typist and directing him to join duty. Accordingly, he joined duty on 06.01.2010. While so, all of a sudden, the impugned order dated 08.01.2010 was passed without any notice, terminating the service of the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition, seeking to quash the order dated 08.01.2010 of the second respondent.

(3.) THE impugned order dated 08.01.2010 states that the following qualification has been prescribed for the post of Typist.