ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the impugned proceedings dated 05.10.2023 of the 4th respondent and further direct the 3rd respondent/CEO and the 4th respondent/DEO to approve forthwith the appointment of A.Sweetlin Jeba as BT Assistant (English) in the petitioner School with effect from her dated of appointment viz., 02.01.2023.

2. Heard Mr.K.Ragatheesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.M.Siddharthan, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.

3. By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

4. The petitioner school which is a minority institution, has appointed one Sweetlin Jeba as B.T. Assistant English on 02.01.2023. The vacancy arises due to the retirement of Secondary Grade Teacher by name Antonyammal on 31.12.2022. When the appointment proposal of Sweetlin Jeba was sent to the third respondent for approval, the approval was rejected by assigning the reason that the BT Assistant post as per the staff fixation 2022-2023 is surplus and one post in Secondary Grade Teacher also surplus but subject to the pending lit