Bakthavatsalam, J.

1. The writ petition is directed against an order of the first respondent refusing to grant recognition to the Teachers' Training Institute for Women at Vallam, Tirunelveli District.

2. The brief facts are as follows: The petitioner filed an application for starting a Teachers' Training Institute for Women at Vallam, Tirunelveli District, on 10.12.1985. He has submitted his application for recognition to the Joint Director of School Education (Secondary Education) who is the competent authority under Rule 4(3) of the Tamil Nadu Minority Schools (Recognition and Payment of Grant) Rules, 1977. The Joint Director of School Education (Secondary Education) examined the proposal and rejected the request of the petitioner on the ground that there was no educational need to start any Teachers' Training Institute for Women in Tirunelveli District as there were already one Government Teachers' Training Institute for women besides 5 aided Teachers' Training Institute for women. The authority thought that the educational need of the locality is met by these institutions. The other reason given by the authority is that the policy of the Government is not to open any new Te