IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 12.02.2026 Coram The Honourable Mr.Justice Hemant Chandangoudar and M.P.No.1 & 2 of 2015 S.Suganthi ..Petitioner Vs.

1) The Government of Tamilnadu Rep. by its Secretary, Higher Educational Department Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2 The Chairman Teachers Recruitment Board DPI Complex College Road, Chennai-600 006.

3 The Member Secretary Teachers Recruitment Board DPI Complex College Road, Chennai-600 006.

4 Public Information Officer Teachers Recruitment Board DPI Complex College Road Chennai-600 006.

5 S.Vijaya Priya Assistant Professor Department of Home Science Queen Marys College Chennai.

6 Mrs.I.Cini Ezhilarasi D/o.I.Isreal No.7 Teachers Lane, Cheguttai Katpadi Vellore-632 007 Vellore District.

7 G.Suba W/o.Dr.S.Jayakumar 4/82 Vinayakar Koil Street Pannimadai and (PO) Coimbatore-17.

...Respondents Prayer :_

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for records of the 2nd respondent in proceedings vide Letter dated 18.01.2011 in Rc.No.3907/A6 2009 and quash the same as arbitrary illegal and fraudulent as per law and to direct the 1 to 4th respondents herein to appoint the petitioner herein as Lecturer in the department of Home Science in pursuant to the recruitment of lecturers for Government Arts and Science Colleges and Colleges of Education 2008-2009 under Most Backward Class quota.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.S.Ramesh For Respondent-1 : Mrs.M.Jayanthy Additional Government Pleader For Respondents-2, 3 & 4 : Mr.R.Neelakandan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.R.Siddharth Junior Standing Counsel For Respondent-5 : Mr.N.Senthil For Respondent- 6 : Mr.G.Purushothaman For Respondent-7 : Mr.K.Thilageswaran

Order

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the Communication Letter dated 18.01.2011 in Rc.No.3907/A6/2009 issued by the respondent, Teachers Recruitment Board (hereinafter referred to as “TRB”), seeking to quash the same and consequently to direct respondents 1 to 4 to appoint the petitioner as Lecturer in the Department of Home Science pursuant to the recruitment for the year 2008–2009 to Government Arts and Science Colleges and Colleges of Education under the Most Backward Class (MBC) quota. By the said communication dated 18.01.2011, the request of the petitioner to consider her for appointment to the post of Lecturer in the Department of Home Science was rejected.

2. The facts leading to the filing of this Writ Petition, in brief, are as follows:

(i) TRB issued a notification in the year 2008 inviting applications for appointment to the post of Lecturer in Home Science under the MBC category for one sanctioned post out of four vacancies.

(ii) The petitioner and the private respondents, namely respondents 6 and 7 submitted their applications seeking appointment to the said post under the MBC category.

(iii) Initially, the candidature of the petitioner and respondents 6 and 7 was rejected on the ground that they did not possess the requisite qualifications for appointment. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner and respondents 6 and 7 filed separate writ petitions, namely W.P.Nos.16420 of 2009, 13813 of 2009 and 15796 of 2009 respectively. Pursuant to the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.13813 of 2009 dated 28.07.2010 and W.P.No.15796 of 2009 dated 26.07.2010, the cases of respondents 6 and 7 were reconsidered and they were selected for appointment under the MBC category.

(iv) Insofar as the writ petition filed by the petitioner in W.P.No.16421 of 2009 is concerned, the same was disposed of by order dated 29.04.2010 directing TRB to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 23.07.2009 in accordance with law. Pursuant thereto, the impugned communication dated 18.01.2011 was issued rejecting her candidature on the ground that candidates selected under the MBC category had secured 34 out of 39 marks, whereas the petitioner had secured only 28 marks. Hence, the present Writ Pe