St.Stephen`S High School,South v. The Government Of Tamilnadu By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.08.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. KIRUBAKARAN W.P. No. 9404 of 2004 St. Stephen's High School, South Pala Vilai, Velayuthanagar, Kollemcode Post, Kanyakumari District, rep. by its Manager/Correspondent, V. Thangaraj.

..Petitioner Vs.

1.

The Government of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.

The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 6.

3.

The Chief Educational Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4.

The District Educational Officer, Kuzhithurai and post, K.K. District.

..Respondents Prayer:

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 4th respondent to fix the staff strength of the petitioner school for the academic year 2003-2004 based on the average attendance of August 2003 and based on the average attendance of August, 2004 for the academic year 2004-2005 and approve the appointments made in the petitioner's schools with salary and other benefits in accordance with the norms fixed by the Government through G.O.Ms. No. 525 Education dated 29.12.1997 based on the representation of the petitioner dated 29.09.2003 and 28.12.2004 and direct the 1st respondent to sanction additional posts from 01.06.2003 and 01.06.2004 respectively. (Prayer amended as per order dated 28.03.2017 by SMSJ in W.P.M.P. No. 9191/2005 in W.P. No. 9404/2004)

For Petitioner ::

Ms.P. Mahalakshmi for Mr.K. Vijayakumar For Respondents::

Mr.P. Senthilvel, Govt. Advocate

O R D E R

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue involved in the writ petition has become infructuous as the staff strength has already been fixed. 2.

In view of the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nv To 1.

The Secretary, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.

The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 6.

3.

The Chief Educational Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4.

The District Educational Officer, Kuzhithurai and post, K.K. District.

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