S KARTHIKEYAN Vs. TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE writ petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to appoint the petitioner as Junior Graduate Assistant (Maths subject) and for such other consequential reliefs. The brief facts of the case, as stated by the petitioner, are as follows:

(2.) THE petitioner comes from a socially oppressed family with a rural background. He belongs to the backward community. After obtaining a B. Sc. degree in the year 1983, he had also obtained a B. Ed. , degree in the year 1989. Later, by sheer hard work, he had also acquired the educational qualifications of M. Sc. , M. Ed. He had duly registered himself in the concerned Employment Exchange. Thereafter, he has been working as a Teacher in a private School. Inspite of having registered himself in the employment exchange, the petitioner did not get an opportunity of employment. In the year 2000, the Teachers' Recruitment Board was constituted. A scheme was devised to give weightage to the seniority, based on the waiting period, subsequent to registration in the Employment Exchange.

(3.) THE petitioner had appeared thrice in the examination conducted by the respondent Board. However, the petitioner was not selected for appointment. In the last examination, the petitioner had obtained 93 marks. When the weightage marks for the waiting period and teaching experience were added, he had obtained 100 marks, as per the results obtained from the internet. It was seen that the candidates, who had secured 97 marks in the Backward General Category, were called for confirmation of selection, after verification of their credentials. Even though the petitioner had obtained 100 marks, he was not selected. According to the petitioner, the "weightage Marks" to be added to the written examination marks for preparing the merit-cum communal-roster, would be as follows: employment Exchange year marks period of waiting 1 to 3 1 mark 3 to 5 2 marks 5 to 10 3 marks 10 and above 4 marks experience of teaching from 6th to 10th in any recognised school 1-2 2-5 5 and above 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks