CORRESPONDENT Vs. DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) W.P(Md)Nos.12168 of 2011 has been filed by the Correspondent, St. Mary RC Middle School, Pudhukadai, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 1st respondent District Elementary Educational Officer in O.Mu.No.448/Aa3/011, dated 12.03.2011, quash the same and further direct the 1st respondent to approve the appointment of G.Justin as Secondary Grade Teacher in the petitioner school w.e.f. 19.01.2009 with all attendant benefits including the arrears of salary and allowances.

(2.) Learned counsel for the petitioner would aver among other things that the petitioner school is one among the 109 recognised private schools run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar, Nagercoil. The petitioner school is offering education from Standards I to VIII and the medium of instruction is Tamil. The Government gives financial aid towards staff salary and there are 9 teachers in the school one Headmistress, 3 B.T Assistants and 5 Secondary Grade Teachers and the total student strength of the school is 235.

(3.) According to the petitioner, the school is giving the best general and secular education to the children of the surrounding rural masses. The people of the area are mainly downtrodden who are educationally and socially backward and there had been huge student strength in all these years. It is further stated that for grant of recognition to the school, one of the foremost conditions is adequacy of qualified staff and the teacher should be appointed in accordance with the teacher-pupil ratio prescribed by the Government.