IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06.01.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED W.A.No.3704 of 2025 I. John Wilson Azariah .. Appellant Vs.

1. The Director of School Education DPI Compound, College Road Chennai – 6.

2. The Chief Educational Officer Thirupattur.

3. The District Educational Officer Thirupattur, Thirupattur District.

4. The Correspondent Concordia Higher Secondary School Ambur – 635 802, Thirupattur District.

5. Eunice Chandrathayam .. Respondents Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, against the order made in W.P.No.72 of 2023 dated 21.09.2023.

For the Appellant : Mr.S.N.Ravichandran For the Respondents : Mr.J.C.Durairaj Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R4 JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)

This intra-Court appeal has been directed against the order passed by the Writ Court dated 21.09.2023 made in W.P.No.72 of

2023.

2. The present appellant was the writ petitioner, who was promoted and appointed as Headmaster of the fourth respondent School, namely the Concordia Higher Secondary School, Ambur, Thirupattur District, by the order dated 06.01.2017. H