ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed challenging the G.O.Ms.No.106, School Education Department dated 14.07.2021, in so far as it restricts the monetary benefits to the petitioner, only with effect from the date of passing of the second class language test, i.e., 27.03.2019 is concerned and the consequential order of recovery issued by the 3rd respondent dated

28.10.2021 to quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to pay monetary benefits to the petitioner as on the normal date of declaration of probation with all consequential and other attendant benefits.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that her mother tongue is Telugu. She is the resident of Pallipet, Tiruvallur District, bordering the neighbouring State of Andra Pradesh and it is common knowledge that Telugu is a widely spoken language in that area and in the Government Schools in that area, the medium of instruction is only Telugu. Considering those border District Schools, where the mother tongue is Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam as the case may be, the Government has given certain exemptions.

3. The petitioner was appointed as a BT Assistant with effect from

09.12.2012 as such the petitioner's probation ought to hav