P.Poongavanam v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.07.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN and W.M.P.No.18476 of 2025 P.Poongavanam ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tami Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

3.The Chief Educational Officer, Presidency Girls Higher Secondary School Campus, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

4.The District Educational Officer (Secondary) Chennai North, SIDCO Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049.

5.The Correspondent, S.S.V. Higher Secondary School, Park Town, Chennai 600 003.

6.Prabhavathi ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 1/4

praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents 1 to 5 to consider the objection submitted by the Petitioner dated 18.03.2025 against the appointment of 6th respondent as P.G. Assistant (Tamil) in the 5th respondent school in violation of Rule 28 (2) (a) of Tamil Nadu Recognized Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 2023, in suppression of material facts and consequently, direct he respondents 1 to 5 to consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of P.G.Assistant (Tamil) in the 5th respondent school, with all consequential and other attendant benefits, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Nedunchezhiyan For R1 to R4 : Mr.S.Prabhakaran Government Advocate For R5 and R6 : Mr.R.Dinesh

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner had given a letter dated 30.06.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and has also made an endorsement in the court bundle to that effect

2. At this juncture, learned counsel for the respondents 5 and 6, who is the Management of the School, would submit that the present writ petition is frivolous and against the order of the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.23725 2/4

of 2019, dated 04.04.2022 and prayed to impose a cost.

3. However, taking into consideration of the peculier circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the writ petition. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, the connected writ miscellaneous petition is closed.

02.07.2025 Index : Yes/No Speaking order /Non Speaking Order dm To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tami Nadu, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

3.The Chief Educational Officer, Presidency Girls Higher Secondary School Campus, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

4.The District Educational Officer (Secondary) Chennai North, SIDCO Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049.

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C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

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