IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-11-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER and MP.Nos.1 of 2014 WP.No.11010 of 2014:

A.Blora Mary Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Union Territory Of Puducherry, by its Commissioner Cum Secretary, Department Of Education, Secretariat, Puducherry 605 001.

2.The Director Of School Education, Government Of Puducherry, Directorate Of School Education, Puducherry 605 005.

3.The Senior Accounts Officer Government Of Puducherry, Directorate Of School Education, Puducherry 605 005. 4.The Correspondent St. Josephs Govt. Aided Girls English Primary School, Nehru Street, 1/

Karaikal 609 602, Respondent(s)

Union Territory Of Puducherry.

WP No. 11011 of 2014 A.Arockia Raj Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Union Territory Of Puducherry, By Its Commissioner Cum Secretary , Department Of Education, Secretariat, Puducherry 605 001.

2.The Director Of School Education, Government Of Puducherry, Directorate Of School Education, Puducherry 605 005.

3.The Senior Accounts Officer Government Of Puducherry, Directorate Of School Education, Puducherry 605 005.

4.The Chief Educational Officer, Karaikal, Puducherry.

5.The Correspondent St. Theresas Govt. Aided High School, Kurumbagaram 609 603, Karaikal, Puducherry.

Respondent(s)

WP No. 11012 of 2014 A.Sofia Petitioner(s)

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Vs

1. The Union Territory Of Puducherry, By Its Commissioner Cum Secretary Department Of Education, Secretariat, Puducherry 605 001.

2.The Director Of School Education, Government Of Puducherry, Directorate Of School Education, Puducherry 605 005.

3.The Senior Accounts Officer Government Of Puducherry, Directorate Of School Education, Puducherry 605 005. 4.The Correspondent St. Josephs Govt. Aided Girls. English Primary School, Nehru Street, Karaikal 609602, Union Territory Of Puducherry. Respondent(s) P r ayer i n W P No. 11010 of 2014: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to accord approval to the appointment of the petitioner, as Primary School Teacher in St. Josephs Govt. Aided English Primary School, Nehru Street, Karaikal, Union Territory of Puducherry 609 602, w.e.f. 5.8.2008 with all service and monetary benefits.

P r ayer i n W P No. 11011 of 2014: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to accord approval to the appointment of the petitioner, as Sanitary Assistant or

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MTS (House Keeping) in St. Theresas Govt. Aided High School, Kurumbagaram, Karaikal 609 603, Puducherry, w.e.f. 01.04.2010 on the file of the 1st respondent with all service and monetary benefits.

P r ayer i n W P No. 11012 of 2014: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to accord approval to the appointment of the petitioner, as Primary School Teacher in St. Josephs Govt. Aided English Primary School, Nehru Street, Karaikal, Union Territory of Puducherry 609 602, w.e.f. 05.08.2008 with all service and monetary benefits.

In all Wps’:

For Petitioner(s): M/s.Fr.A.Xavier Arulraj In W.P.Nos.11010 & 11012 of 2014:

For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Syed Mustafa G.P.

Puducherry for Rr1 To 3 R4 - Na In W.P.Nos.11011 of 2014:

For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Syed Mustafa G.P.

Puducherry for Rr1 To 4 R5 - Na

C OMMON O RDER

The petitioners have filed these Writ Petitions seeking a direction to the respondents to accord approval for their appointment as Sanitary Assistant or MTS (House Keeping) in Government-aided schools, with all service ans

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monetary benefits.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners and respondents would submit that the grievances of similarly situated persons were already addressed by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.2842 of 2018 and etc., batch vide order dated 30.04.2024.

3. The Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court, in its order dated 30.04.2024, disposed of the batch cases with the following directions:

“55. In view of the afore