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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Mrs.Justice L.Victoria Gowri, J
V.K.Peter Rajan – Appellant
Versus
Joint Director of School Education, Higher Education Department – Respondent
ORDER :
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
Heard the learned Senior Counsel, Mr. Lajapathy Roy for Mr. T.Thirumurugan for the petitioner, the learned Additional Government Pleader, Mr.M.Sarangan for the respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.Rajaraman for the third respondent and carefully perused the materials available on record.
2. Challenging the order of dismissal, dismissing the petitioner from the service of the third respondent school as a PG Assistant by order dated 19.02.2004 in R.No:R.C.H.S.S dated 19.02.2004 issued by the third respondent and the consequential order passed by the first respondent in proceedings in Na.Ka.No.51841/W5/E2/2018 dated 13.09.2019, pursuant to the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No. 15385 of 2017 and the consequential order passed by the second respondent dated 18.09.2019 in Na.Ka.No. 6830/A3/2019, this petition is filed.
3. The petitioner joined as a teacher in Ramanathan Chettiar Higher Secondary School, Puduvayal, Sivagangai district on 10.03.1982. Thereafter, he became P.G. Assistant in Commerce in the same school. He originally applied medical leave for the period from 06.11.1999 to 05.12.1999 along with a medical certificate. The school authority referred the me
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