Dr. P.Subbiah, v. The Director Of Collegiate

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.06.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR and M.P.No.1 to 3 of 2011 1.Dr.P.Subbiah 2.Dr.N.Jayachandramani 3.Dr.R.Uma Department of Chemistry Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai 600 030.

4.Dr.S.Mahalakshmi Department of Chemistry Pachaiyappa's College Chennai 600 030.

5.R.Lakshmanan Department of Chemistry Pachaiyappa's College Chennai 600 030.

6.Dr.P.Murugakoothan Department of Physics Pachaiyappa's College Chennai 600 030.

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7.Dr.P.Gajivaradhan Department of Mathematics Pachaiyappa's College Chennai 600 030.

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The Director of Collegiate Education Department of Higher Education College Road, Nungambakkam Chennai 600 034.

2.The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education Department of Higher Education Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

3.The Committee of Management of Pachaiyappa's Trust Represented by its Secretary 21, Harrington Road Chennai 600 030.

4.The Chairman The Committee of Management of Pachaiyappa's Trust 21, Harrington Road, Chennai 600 030.

5.Pachaiyappa's College Represented by its Principal Chennai 600 030.

6.Dr.P.Sekar Principal Pachaiyappa's College Chennai 600 030.

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7.Dr.D.Baskaran 8.Dr.A.Sampath 9.Dr.P.Venkatesh 10.K.Premkumari 11.Dr.K.Banumathy

...Respondents

Prayer: This Writ Petition is filed under article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the third respondent in connection with the impugned orders in Rc.No.A1/0318/11 dated 11.02.2011 passed by the third respondent, served on the petitioners on 14.03.2011 through the fifth respondent and quash the same and consequently direct that all the colleges under the third respondent are individual units and to re draw the seniority of the teaching staff at the fifth respondent college by placing the migrated teachers to the fifth respondent college at the lowest in their respective disciplines/faculties in accordance with the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976 and the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Rules, 1976.

For Petitioners : Mr.M.Ramamoorthy For Respondents : Ms.Y.Kavitha for R1 & R2 Additional Government Pleader Mr.N.Baskaran for R3 Mr.Alex Benziyar for R11 3/6

ORDER

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration any further and thus, the Writ Petition has become infructuous.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners has also made an endorsement in the bundle.

3. In view of the above said submission and endorsement made, the Writ Petition is closed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To 1.The Director of Collegiate Education Department of Higher Education College Road, Nungambakkam Chennai 600 034.

2.The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education Department of Higher Education Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

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T.VINOD KUMAR , J.

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