D. BHUVANA Vs. CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has filed the writ petition seeking to issue a Writ o Certiorari to call for the entire records in pursuant to the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Na.Ka.No.6336/A4/2019 dated 28.08.2019 and the consequent relieving order issued by the 3rd respondent vide Na.Ka.No.56/2019 dated 29.08.2019 both issued to the petitioner and quash both of them.

(2.) The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner filed the Writ Petition, challenging the impugned order of transfer on the ground that the transfer order was passed by the first respondent by way of punishment. It is the further case of the petitioner that the petitioner is a Post Graduate Teacher in Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoo, Poigai and on 27.08.2019, one +2 student by name Abirami came late and the petitioner warned her and told her not to repeat the same. But she showed signs of giddiness and lost her balance. But immediately, she became alright and the girl's parents came to the school and verbally complained against the petitioner to the third respondent. Thereafter, they realised that the student came to school without breakfast and she walked long distance to reach the class room. After prayer, again she suffered from giddiness and drowsiness and fell down, for which, the petitioner is not responsible. Immediately Ambulance came to the spot and on seeing the student and finding that she did not suffer from any health problem, the Ambulance left. Thereafter, local people and some members of Parents Teachers Association assembled in front of the school and raised slogans against the petitioner. Thereafter, the impugned order of transfer was passed transferring the petitioner to Government Higher Secondary School, Agravaram.

(3.) The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the present impugned transfer is only by way of punishment. Immediately, after conducting enquiry,the petitioner was transferred from Poigai to Government High Secondary School, Agravaram, which cannot be accepted and therefore, prays for allowing the writ petition.