S.Ravikumar v. The State
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 04.11.2025 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR and W.M.P.Nos.10222 and 23352 of 2019 S.Ravikumar ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The State, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP.3.2.) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Secretary Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
3.The Member Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 3rd respondent Teachers Recruitment Board to modify the vacancy/reservation by including 4% quota for persons with Disability (PWD) in its Notification Advertisement No.6/2017 dated 28.07.2017 for the post of Lecturers (Engineering/Non-Engineering) in Government Polytechnic colleges for the year 2017-2018.
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(a). In line with the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. (b). In with Section 34(1) of the Rights of persons with Disability Act, 2016 (c). In line with GO (Ms).No.21 dated 30.05.2017 published by the 1st respondent.
(d). In line with Clause 3 (b)(iii), 10 (e) and 11 (a) of Notification 6/2017 dated 28.07.2017 published by the 3rd respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathyanarayanan For Respondents : Mrs.V.Yamuna Devi for R1 and R2 Special Government Pleader Mr.R.Siddharth for R3 Standing Counsel
ORDER
When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that though the petitioner has filed the present writ petition assailing the notification Advertisement No.6/2017 dated 28.07.2017, even before the petitioner approached this Court by way of present writ petition, the said notification has been cancelled by the respondents vide proceedings dated 09.02.2018 and as such, no recruitment has been taken up pursuant to the said notification.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner accepting the submission of the learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents, seeks Page No.2 of 4
permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to the above effect.
3. In view of the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 04.11.2025 Index : Yes / No Speaking order / Non-speaking order msv To 1.The Principal Secretary, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP.3.2.) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Secretary Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
3.The Member Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
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T.VINOD KUMAR, J.
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