The Principal & Secretary v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.07.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ and M.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2015 The Principal and Secretary Women's Christian College, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

3.The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Region, Chennai 600 015.

4. The University of Madras Rep. by its Registrar, University Centenary Building, Chennai 600 005.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1/4

praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings issued by 3rd Respondent Joint Director in O.Mu.No.09102/EE3/2014 dated 12.01.2015, quash the same, and further direct the 3rd respondent Joint Director to approve forthwith the appointment of 19 teaching staff (Name List annexed) in the petitioner's college and disburse the grant-in-aid towards their salary and allowances with effect from the respective date of their appointments. For Petitioner : M/s.H.Mary Sowmi Rexi for M/s.Issac Mohanlal, P.Godson Swaminath For R1 to R3 : Mr.D.Ravichander, Special Government Pleader.

For R4 : M/s.V.Sudha Standing Counsel

ORDER

Today when the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the writ petition has become infructuous inasmuch as the appointment of 19 teaching staffs has been approved in the petitioner college and also has been disbursed with grant-inaid towards their salary and allowances as prayed for vide Na.Ka.No.28240/G1/2015 dated 03.02.2016.

2. The above submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner was 2/4

not objected to by the learned counsel for the respondents.

3. Recording the same, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. No costs.

22.07.2024 Speaking (or) Non Speaking Order Index : Yes/ No spp To:

1. Secretary to Government, Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

3.The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Region, Chennai 600 015.

4. The University of Madras Rep. by its Registrar, University Centenary Building, Chennai 600 005.

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MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.

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