M.Hemalatha v. The Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 26.04.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH W.P.NO.14195 OF *2019 AND W.M.P.NOS.14246, 14249 TO 14251 OF 2019 1.M.Hemalatha 2.S.Vijayababu ... Petitioners Vs
1. The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.
2. The Director of School Education, Department of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai.
3. The Regional Officer, Central Board of Secondary Education, New No.3, Old No.1630-A, "J" Block, 16th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 040.
4. The District Collector, Coimbatore.
5. The Chief Educational Officer, 500, Rajaveedhi, Coimbatore - 641 001.
6. The Principal, Amirtha Vidyalaya, Ramasamy Nagar Extension -II, Nammampalayam, Ganapathy Post, Coimbatore - 641 006.
... Respondents
Prayer:
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to direct the 6th respondent / School to issue Textbooks and Notebooks without requiring parents to buy accessories, which are exorbitantly priced for the forth coming academic year 20192020 and also to direct the school to permit the students to continue to use only black and white shoes and socks as they had been using for the past many years as may of the students have still usable shoes, based on the representations of the petitioners herein.
For Petitioners : Mr.Purushothaman M For R1 to R4 & R5 : Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate For R6 : Mr.K.Govi Ganesan
O R D E R
Nothing survives in this writ petition since the prayer itself is specific to academic year 2019-20.
2.In any event, the counter filed by the respondents specifically denies the allegations of the petitioners to the effect that the parents of the wards of 6th respondent/School are forced to purchase exorbitantly priced accessories along with text books and note books.
3.In view of both factors as aforesaid, this Writ Petition is liable to be dismissed and I did so. No costs. Connected Writ Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar (27/05/2022) *Corrected Order issued Sd/- Sub Assistant Registrar (27/06/2022) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Jeni/Vs
To
1. The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.
2. The Director of School Education, Department of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, *To be substituted Chennai.
to the order already
3. The Regional Officer, Despatched on Central Board of Secondary Education, 01.06.2022 New No.3, Old No.1630-A, "J" Block, 16th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 040.
4. The District Collector, Coimbatore.
5. The Chief Educational Officer, 500, Rajaveedhi, Coimbatore - 641 001.
+1cc to Mr.M.Purushothaman, Advocate, S.R.No.29274 +1cc to Mr.K.Govi Ganesan, Advocate, S.R.No.28749 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.29371 W.P.No.14195 of 2019 KJ(CO) PM/30/05/2022 PM/27/06/2022