THE acting principal of the Sixth Form Government Polytechnic Institute has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge a decision of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) that deemed her ineligible for promotion to principal (secondary), despite her having more than the minimum academic qualifications.

Justice Frank Seepersad ruled on Nisha Thomas’s application on December 4. He also extended the deadline for her application and questioned the logic of the commission’s stance, saying its decision appeared, at this stage, to “defy logic and common sense.”

In granting leave, Seepersad also issued an interim injunction blocking the TSC from appointing a substantive principal to the Sixth Form Government Polytechnic Institute in St James at least until December 15, when the matter is expected to return to court. According to Thomas’ application, she applied in April for the post of principal (secondary).