CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHENNAI BENCH OA No. 310/00133 of 2024 DATED MONDAY, THE 1^st DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE CORAM :

HON'BLE MS. VEENA KOTHAVALE, MEMBER (J)

HON'BLE MR. SISIR KUMAR RATHO, MEMBER(A)

1. G.Dheepa, Daughter of Gnanasekaran, Hindu, aged 34 years, residing at No.51, Mandhaiveli Street, Koodapakkam, Puducherry-605 502;

2. K.Susinthira Brabu, Son of Keerthivasan, Hindu, aged 35 years, residing at No.18, New Street, Kurumbakaram, Nedungadu, Karaikal - 609 603;

3. R. Varadarajan, Son of Rajendiran, Hindu, aged 34 years, residing at No.92, Perumal Koil Street, Varichikudi, Karaikal - 609 609; 4. R.Bhuvaneswari, Wife of M.Sivakumar, Hindu, aged 34 years, residing at No.5, Veeraiah Nagar, Kottucherry, Karaikal - 609 602; 5. S. Vijayalakshmi, Wife of Rangarajan, Hindu, aged 34 years, residing at No.27-A, 5^th Cross, Tagore Nagar, Lawspet, Puducherry 605 008;

6. K.Sarguna, Daughter of R.Krishnamoorthy, Hindu, aged 35 years, residing at No.34, West Street, Sorapet, Puducherry - 605 501;

7. V.Selva Kumaran, Son of R. Vaithilingam, Hindu, aged 37 years, residing at No.31, Nagore Main Road, Ammalchathiram, Neravy Post, Karaikal-609 604; 8. M. Rubini Devi, Wife of Gurumurthy, Hindu, aged 33 years, residing at No.439, Thanthai Periyar Street, Sudhana Nagar Extn.-III, Nayanarmandabam, Puducherry-605 004;

9. A.Ganesan, Son of Ayyanarappan, Hindu, aged 34 years, residing at No.43, Ramalingapuram Street, Mudaliarpet, Puducherry - 605 004; 10. A.Adhilakshmi, Wife of Veeran, Hindu, aged 36 years, residing at No.9, Mariamman Koil Street, Abishekapakkam, Puducherry - 605 007;

11. R. Esaiyarasi, W/o. Suresh, Hindu, aged 35 years, residing at No.6, Ashokan Street, Nethaji Nagar-1, Uppalam, Puducherry -605 001. .........Applicants (Advocate: M/s. V. Ajayakumar)

-Versus-

1. Union of India, rept. by the Government of Puducherry through the Secretary to Govt. for Education, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry - 605 001;

2. The Director, Directorate of School Education, Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Centenary Educational Complex, 100 Feet Road, Anna Nagar, Puducherry-605 005.

......Respondents (Advocate: Mr. R. Syed Mustafa)

O R A L O R D E R

(Hon'ble Ms. Veena Kothavale, Member(J)

In this O.A., the applicants are seeking for a direction to the second respondent to grant age relaxation to the applicants and to consider and appoint the applicants to the post of Trained Graduate Teacher with all other consequential benefits.

2. It is stated by the applicants that they are fully qualified for the post of Trained Graduate Teacher and that the applicants 1 to 8 are qualified in the faculty of Mathematics and applicants 9 to 11 are qualified in the faulty of English. It is further stated that the second respondent has issued a notification on 22.01.2024 calling for applications for filling up 286 vacancies of Trained Graduate Teacher in the Puducherry and Karaikal Region, 12 vacancies in Yanam Region. Out of 286 vacancies for the Puducherry and Karaikal region, 58 vacancies are earmarked for the faculty of Mathematics and 52 vacancies are earmarked for the faculty of English. The applicants have all the qualifications prescribed in the notification and have also obtained the qualification of TNTET/CTET and hence they are all entitled to submit their applications for the post of Trained Graduate Teacher.

3. It is further stated that the maximum age limit prescribed as per notification is 30 years as on 22.02.2024 and the OBC/MBC candidates are entitled to get 3 years relaxation in the upper age limit. All the applicants herein belong to OBC/MBC category except applicants 10^th and 11^th who belong to SC category and are entitled to get the benefit of five years of age relaxation. The applicants are also entitled to get the benefit of age relaxation of two years provided under G.O.Ms. 50 dated

29.07.2022 in upper age limit, in the same manner as is applicable to Group-C posts.

4. Accordingly, pursuant to the said notification dated 22.01.2024, the applic