4470 of 1982 dated 21.2.1983, and in P.S. Chandrasekhar v. The Director of School Education, Madras 6 and others Writ Petition No.
It should further be presumed that the said principle has become settled and must have been applied in the other schools of the State.
He got the degrees of Master of Arts in Telugu in 1978 and Bachelor of Education in 1983.
The decision was companyfirmed on appeal by a short order by a Division Bench which is under challenge in the present appeal.
From the Judgment and Order dated 11.6.91 of the Madras High Court in W.A. 737/91.
It is said that since the appellant acquired the degree only in 1983, his experience in 1986 was of about three years.
According to the respondents, the above companydition requires to have ten years experience as a Pandit, after obtaining a teaching degree, recognised by the Director of School Education.
720 dated 28.4.1981 showing that this qualification was number to be insisted upon until further orders for appointment of Head Master of aided higher secondary schools.
The main ground for holding that the appellant was number qualified for the post of Head Master in 1986 is based upon the minimum qualification fixed in this regard by the Special Rules For the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service in its annexure by requiring the candidate to have Experience for a period of number less than ten years as B.T. Assistant or Pandit in a Secondary School Training School Higher Secondary School, after obtaining a teaching degree, recognised by the Director of School Education.
7367 of 1983 dated 18.10.1985.
The learned companynsel for the appellant has companytended that in view of several other provisions in the Rules as also Instructions issued by the State, the experience of a Language Pandit has to be equated with that of a trained graduate and on this basis, at least two judgments were delivered by the Madras High Court in P. Subbannan v. The Director of School education and another Writ Petition No.
The plea of the appellant that this period has to be calculated from 1975 when he was appointed as Telugu Pandit has been rejected departmentally as well as by the High Court.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
It is averred on behalf of the appellant and number denied on behalf of any of the respondents that the school in question is an aided higher secondary school and that numberfurther orders to the companytrary have been passed so far.
2944 of 1992.
According to the impugned judgment of the learned single Judge of the Madras High Court, he has been held to be ineligible for the post.
The post of Head Master fell vacant on 1.11.1986.
Special leave is granted.
Balakrishnan, R.N. Keshwani and R. Mohan for the Respondents.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SHARMA, J. Heard the learned companynsel for the parties.
The appellant is a school teacher claiming appointment as Head Master.
Krishnamurthy and V. Balachandra for the Appellant.
He has been working as a Telugu Pandit since 1975 in the School companycerned.
