Retired Headmaster Moves Madras High Court Seeking Medical Admission Under 7.5% Reservation Quota

When the matter came up before Justice Dr. Anita Sumanth, Mr. Munusamy claimed that he has studied up to the 10th standard in a Government School, completing the 10th standard in 1976. Thereafter, he studied SSLC of one year (which is all the course provided for then) completing it in 1977.

He did his PUC in Vivekananda College, completing it in 1978. He qualified in Botany completing his M.Phil. from the University of Madras in 1984, his B.Ed. from the Madurai Kamarajar University and M.Ed. from the Annamalai University. He joined the police services on 27.09.1987, but opted to serve as a teacher thereafter. He retired as a Headmaster in the Government Higher Secondary School, Velachery on 31.05.2017.

When the authorities had previously removed his name from the second list, the petitioner had approached the court seeking a writ of mandamus for considering his candidature. The court had issued directions to the respondents to consider and dispose his representations.

Based on the impugned order, the authorities rejected his request on the ground that the petitioner has not studied from the Sixth Standard to XII Standard in a Government School. Hence, this writ petition was filed.

According to the Act, a student who has studied in government school is defined as

Section 2(d) "Students studied in Government schools" mean children who have studied from Sixth Standard to Higher Secondary Course in a Government school and qualified in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test."