S. DEVASAHAYAM . vs JOINT DIRECTOR . — C.A. No. 4671 - 4673/1999
Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010088391998
Filing Date
04-Jun-1998
Registration No
C.A. No. 4671 - 4673/1999
Diary Number
8839/1998
Order Date
16-Dec-2003
Document Type
Judgment - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 04-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
-
1.S. DEVASAHAYAM .
Adv. N. ANNAPOORANI
Respondent(s)
-
1.JOINT DIRECTOR .
Adv. REVATHY RAGHAVAN
Case History
The Supreme Court dismissed S. Devasahayam's appeal challenging his removal as Head Master of a Tamil Nadu aided school. The court upheld that under Rule 15(4)(i)(d), Head Master positions must be filled from specific feeder categories—primarily regular Post Graduate Assistants in academic subjects. Since Devasahayam obtained his Master's degree through a condensed 10-month course (making him an inducted teacher, not a regular one) and was not a Post Graduate Assistant, he did not belong to the mandatory feeder category, regardless of possessing necessary qualifications. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Explore other courts