A.V.Balu v. The Commissioner
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15.04.2026 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN and W.M.P.Nos.14663 and 14665 of 2026 A.V.Balu S/o.Venugopal, S.V.
No.45,Kaliyannan Extension Gobichettipalayam, Erode District- 638452.
Petitioner Vs 1.The Commissioner Gobichettipalayam Municipality, Municipal Office, Erode Main Road, Gobichettipalayam 638 452 2.The Panchayath Secretary P.Vellalapalayam Panchayat, 5/25, Main Road, P.Vellalapalayam, Gobichettipalayam Taluk, Erode District 638 452 3.The Assistant Director (Panchayath) Erode District Collector Office, Sampath Nagar, Erode 638 011
4.The Chief Educational Officer No.333 Ground Floor, Old Railway Station Road Erode 638 301.
5.The District Educational Officer (Matriculation Schools) No.333 Ground Floor, Old Railway Station Road Erode 638 301.
6.Directorate of Matriculation Schools DPI Campus, Opp. to Sankara Neethralaya Hospital, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034.
7.CBSE Regional Office No.3 A" J" Block, 16th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 040 8.Directorate of Town and Country Planning CMDA Office Complex, E & C Market Road Virugambakkam, Koyambedu Chennai 600 107.
9.District Town and Country Planning Uzhavar Sandhai Back Side Gate, Erode - 638 001 10.Erode District Collector Sampath Nagar, Erode - 638 011 11.Induslnd Bank Ltd, (Authorised Officer) Cutcherry Road, Erode Sathy Main Road Gobichettipalayam-638 452
12.BharathiVidhyalaya Educational Trust (Trustees) No.44-A, Karattur, Veerapandi Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode District 638 476.
13.P.R.Velumani, S/o.Ramasamy 44-A, Karattur, Kasba, Bharathi Vidhyalaya School Campus, Veerapandi Village, Gobichettipalayam Taluk-638 476 14.P.Amutham W/o.P.R.Velumani 44-A, Karattur, Kasba, BharathiVidhyalaya School Campus, Veerapandi Village, Gobichettipalayam Taluk-638 476 Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 10 to stop the illegal functioning of the 12th respondent school from the upcoming academic year 2026-2027 and also forbid any sort of educational activities including new admission, training, tutorial etc., without any valid recognition or approval thereby endangering the life, safety, education and future of all student children. For Petitioner(s):
Mr.V.R.Balasubramaniam For Respondent(s):Mr.K.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate for R3 to R6, R8 to R10 Mr.M.Nandha Kumar for R12
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the competent authority in accordance with law.
2. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
(SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 15.04.2026 Index :
Yes/No :
Yes/No bbr To:
1.The Commissioner Gobichettipalayam Municipality, Municipal Office, Erode Main Road, Gobichettipalayam 638 452 2.The Panchayath Secretary P.Vellalapalayam Panchayat, 5/25, Main Road, P.Vellalapalayam, Gobichettipalayam Taluk, Erode District 638 452
3.The Assistant Director (Panchayath) Erode District Collector Office, Sampath Nagar, Erode 638 011 4.The Chief Educational Officer No.333 Ground Floor, Old Railway Station Road Erode 638 301.
5.The District Educational Officer (Matriculation Schools) No.333 Ground Floor, Old Railway Station Road Erode 638 301.
6.Directorate of Matriculation Schools DPI Campus, Opp. to Sankara Neethralaya Hospital, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034.
7.CBSE Regional Office No.3 A" J" Block, 16th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 040 8.Directorate of Town and Country Planning CMDA Office Complex, E & C Market Road Virugambakkam, Koyambedu Chennai 600 107.
9.District Town and Country Planning Uzhavar Sandhai Back Side Gate, Erode - 638 001 10.Erode District Collector Sampath Nagar, Erode - 638 011
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.
bbr 15.04.2026