K. RAVICHANDRABAABU, J.

1. This Writ Appeal is directed against the final order made in W.P(MD)No.100 of 2011, dated 15.06.2016.

2. The respondents 1 to 4 before the Writ Court are the appellants. The respondent herein as Writ Petitioner, challenged the order of the Director of Elementary Educational Officer, dated 10.08.2010, wherein and whereby, the claim of the Writ Petitioner for grant-in-aid to the Writ Petitioner's School was rejected on the reason that the school management had already given an undertaking that the school will not claim grant-in-aid in view of Section 14(A) of the Tamil Nadu Recognized Private Schools(Regulation) Act, 1973. Consequently, the Writ Petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to sanction and release forthwith the grant-in-aid towards staff salary for the teaching and non-teaching posts in the Writ Petitioner/School.

3. It was contended by the Writ Petitioner before the Writ Court that denial of grant-in-aid to the Writ Petitioner/School by placing reliance under Section 14(A) of the said 'Act' is not justifiable, since the Writ Petitioner's School was initially established as Primary School during the year 1987 itself and subseq