Sri Jawanthraj Tejraj Surana v. The Special Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.06.2015

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL W.P. No.10276 of 2015 and M.P. Nos.1 and 2 of 2015 Sri Jawanthraj Tejraj Surana Jain Vidyalaya and Junior College represented by its Secretary and Correspondent Mr. Anand P. Surana No.2, Badrian Garden Lane Park Town Chennai 600 003 ... Petitioner vs.

1.

The Special Officer Private Schools Fees Determination Committee PTA Building DPI Campus Chennai 600 006 The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Secretary School Education Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records of the first respondent, pertaining to the order of fixation dated 08.12.2014 and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to permit the petitioner school to follow the proposed fee structure submitted to the first respondent for the academic years 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

For petitioner : Mrs. Hema Muralikrishnan For respondents :

Mr. P. Sanjay Gandhi Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI, J.) The petitioner-school has filed the instant writ petition challenging the order of fee fixation dated 08-12-2014 passed by the first respondent insofar as it relates to the petitioner-school and consequently, direct the respondents to permit the petitioner-school to follow the proposed fee structure submitted to the first respondent for the academic years 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the first respondent-Committee may be given liberty to re-consider the entire issue again, in the light of the judgment passed by this Court in Lakshmi Matriculation School, etc., v. State of Tamil Nadu and others1.

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In that view of the matter, we are not inclined to make any observation on merits, at this stage. The matter is remanded back to the first respondent-Committee to reconsider the entire issue, afresh.

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The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cad (2012) WLR 489

To 1.

The Special Officer Private Schools Fees Determination Committee PTA Building DPI Campus Chennai 600 006 The Secretary School Education Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 +1cc to Mr.L.MuraliKrishnan, Advocate, S.R.No.26594 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.26657 W.P. No.10276 of 2015 VD(CO) CA(15/06/2015)