Gaurav Chakrabarty v. The Registrar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.11.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABL MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.NO.12550 OF 2019 AND W.M.P.NO.12816 OF 2019 1.Gaurav Chakrabarty 2.Madhumita Paul 3.SK.Shamsher Alom 4.Kutubuddin Sardar 5.Rofikul Islam 6.Mafuja Khatun 7.MD Misbah Uddin Ahmed 8.Yasmin Begum 9.Bibek Mitra 10.Suman Mitra

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The Registrar, University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.The Additional Controller of Exams, Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

3.Institute of Advance Studies 1, Greek Church Row Extension, 2nd Floor (left wing) P.O. and near by Woman Christian College, P.S Tolly Ganue, Kolkatta 26.

...Respondents

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to allow the petitioners to write their examination of A-2017 batch scheduled to be conducted by May 2019 in the 3rd respondent institution.

For Petitioner :

Mr.B.Nedunchezhiyan For Respondents :

Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu for R1 and R2 Standing Counsel

O R D E R

The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to allow the petitioners to write their examination of A-2017 batch scheduled to be conducted by May, 2019 in the third respondent institution.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are batch of students who studied in a study center attached with University of Madras and they were not permitted to sit for the examination during May, 2019 and hence they filed this writ petition.

3.The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the University of Madras submitted that already May, 2019 examination was conducted and further the study center where the petitioners joined itself was closed from 2019 onwards and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. 4.The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to allow them to write their examination of A-2017 batch during May, 2019 in the third respondent institution, however, the period itself is over, the study centre was closed from 2019 onwards and no direction could be issued to the respondents.

5.Hence, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar pri To 1.The Registrar, University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.The Additional Controller of Exams, Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

W.P.No.12550 of 2019 and W.M.P.No.12816 of 2019 BP(CO) RVM(08/02/2022)