The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By its Secretary Department of School Education Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. vs The Manager RC Schools, The Salem Diocese Society Mary Palace, No.63, Thammannan Road Salem – 636 009.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 19972

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R. Suresh Kumar, N. Senthilkumar, JJ
The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By its Secretary Department of School Education Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. – Appellant
Versus
The Manager RC Schools, The Salem Diocese Society Mary Palace, No.63, Thammannan Road Salem – 636 009. – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr.R.Neelakandan Additional Advocate General, Mr.J.C.Durairaj Additional Government Pleader
For the Respondent: Mr.P.Godson Swaminath, Ms.H.Mary Sowmi Rexi for M/s.Isaac Chambers

Table of Content
1. entitlement based on student enrollment. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. denial of approval for a teacher role. (Para 6 , 7)
3. maximum allowed posts based on g.o.ms.no.525. (Para 8 , 9)
4. agreement with initial ruling. (Para 10)
5. appeal outcome and compliance directive. (Para 11)

For the Appellants : Mr.R.Neelakandan Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.J.C.Durairaj Additional Government Pleader For the Respondent : Mr.P.Godson Swaminath Assisted by Ms.H.Mary Sowmi Rexi for M/s.Isaac Chambers 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 27.02.2025 made in W.P.No.17783 of 2018.

2. The respondent was the writ petitioner, who was a minority-run Secondary School, originally started in the year 1939 and thereafter, it has been upgraded as a Higher Secondary School in the year 1978. Classes for the Secondary School is from 6^th to 10^th Standard and for Higher Secondary School, it is 11^th and 12^th Standard.

3. The total students' strength was 2266 at that time and the School was entitled to have 6 posts of Physical Education Teachers as per the Government Order whi

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