MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday disposed of a writ petition seeking a direction to the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) to recruit B Aruna Sankari (42) of Puliyankudi in Tirunelveli district under the persons studied in Tamil medium (PSTM) quota.
The TRB conducted a test last year to fill up 2,895 vacancies for postgraduate assistants in various subjects. Aruna applied for the postgraduate assistant post in commerce.
Twenty per cent of seats should be given to candidates who studied in Tamil medium, according to the government order dated September 30, 2010.
The TRB called 337 candidates for certificate verification for the postgraduate assistant post in commerce. The candidates were informed that those who had proofs for PSTM category would be considered for reservation.
Accordingly, the petitioner submitted her certificates on May 27. However, as she said, she was not considered for the quota and so she filed the writ petition.
When the matter came up before Justice S Nagamuthu, petitioner's counsel M Saravanakumar argued that the board was taking steps to fill up the vacancies without considering the PSTM quota.
However, the government side told that it had sent the papers of the Tamil medium students to the concerned universities for verification. The board would fill up the PSTM category a
fter verification, he court was informed.
Following the government's clarification, the judge disposed of the plea.
The TRB conducted a test last year to fill up 2,895 vacancies for postgraduate assistants in various subjects. Aruna applied for the postgraduate assistant post in commerce.
Twenty per cent of seats should be given to candidates who studied in Tamil medium, according to the government order dated September 30, 2010.
The TRB called 337 candidates for certificate verification for the postgraduate assistant post in commerce. The candidates were informed that those who had proofs for PSTM category would be considered for reservation.
Accordingly, the petitioner submitted her certificates on May 27. However, as she said, she was not considered for the quota and so she filed the writ petition.
When the matter came up before Justice S Nagamuthu, petitioner's counsel M Saravanakumar argued that the board was taking steps to fill up the vacancies without considering the PSTM quota.
However, the government side told that it had sent the papers of the Tamil medium students to the concerned universities for verification. The board would fill up the PSTM category a
fter verification, he court was informed.
Following the government's clarification, the judge disposed of the plea.
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