W.A.No.290 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 09.10.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL W.A.No.290 of 2023 and C.M.P.No.2975 of 2023 Sr.S.Arul Ananda Rosi St.Theresa's Girls Higher Secondary School Tharangambadi - 609 313 Nagapattinam District ... Appellant Vs. 1.The Government Of Tamil Nadu Rep by Additional Chief Secretary The Department of School Education (C2) Fort St. George, Chennai-09 2.The Director of School Education DPI Campus College Road Chennai-600 006 3.The Chief Educational Officer Office of the Chief Educational Officer Krishna Towers Public Office Road Nagapattinam- 611 001 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.No.290 of 2023 4.The District Educational Officer District Education Office Nagapattinam- 611 001 5.The Correspondent St.Theresa's Girls Higher Secondary School Tharangambadi- 609 313 Nagapattinam District ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patents, praying to set aside the order of this Court dated 27.09.2022 and made in the W.P.No.5439 of 2017, by allowing the Writ Appeal. For Appellant : Dr.Father Xavier Arul Raj Senior Advocate for M/s.A.Arul Mary For Respondents : Mr.K.H.Ravikumar Government Advocate - R1 to R4 JUDGMENT M.S.RAMESH, J. and R.SAKTHIVEL, J. The grievance of the appellant's school, which is a minority institution, has already been redressed, since the appointment of the teacher viz. Sr.S.Arul Ananda Rosi, for the post of B.T. Assistant (Tamil), https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.No.290 of 2023 has already been approved vide proceedings of the District Educational Officer, in Na.Ka.No.888/A2/2017, dated 24.03.2017, and the necessary grant has also been disbursed to the school with a condition that the concerned teacher shall qualify herself in TET. Incidentally, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Anjuman Ishatt-e-Taleem Trust v. State of Maharashtra and others [2025 SCC Online SC 1912] had held that till a final decision is taken by the larger bench in this matter, the provisions of the RTE Act, insofar as it relates to qualification in TET for the teachers in the minority institutions have been excluded. 2.In light of the foregoing reasons, the G.O.(Ms.) No.181, School Education (C2) Department, dated 15.11.2011, on the file of the 1st respondent viz. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, and the consequential proceedings dated 16.11.2016 in A.Di.Mu.No.3142/AA2 /16 on the file of the 4th respondent viz. The District Educational Officer, which is impugned in the Writ Petition, as well as the order passed in W.P.No.5439 of 2017 dated 27.09.2022 are set aside. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.No.290 of 2023 3.The Writ Appeal stands allowed accordingly. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [M.S.R, J.] [R.S.V, J.] 09.10.2025 (2/4) kas Index: Yes / No Neutral Citation Speaking / Non Speaking To. 1.The Additional Chief Secretary The Government Of Tamil Nadu The Department of School Education (C2) Fort St. George, Chennai-09 2.The Director of School Education DPI Campus College Road Chennai-600 006 3.The Chief Educational Officer Office of the Chief Educational Officer Krishna Towers Public Office Road Nagapattinam- 611 001 4.The District Educational Officer District Education Office Nagapattinam- 611 001 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.No.290 of 2023 5.The Correspondent St.Theresa's Girls Higher Secondary School Tharangambadi- 609 313 Nagapattinam District https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.No.290 of 2023 M.S.RAMESH, J. and R.SAKTHIVEL, J. kas W.A.No.290 of 2023 and C.M.P.No.2975 of 2023 (2/4) 09.10.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis