Madras High CourtWP/18020/2020dismissed as infructuous

Arvind Sundarajan v. Union Of India

2021-01-05Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.01.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE THIRU JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.No.18020 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.22369 of 2020 Arvind Sundararajan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Union of India, rep.by the Secretary Department of Higher Education, 122-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.University Grants Commission, National Eligibility Test, rep.by its Secretary, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

3.National Testing Agency, An autonomous organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, C-20 1A/8, Sector 62, IITK Outreach Centre, NOIDA - 201 309.

4.Minister of Culture, Room No.501, 'C' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 015.

...Respondents

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to change the category of the petitioner from "OBC" to "OC" in his Application No.190520166152 dated 15.09.2019 and consequently direct the respondents to issue a Certificate according to the Eligibility Category of the Petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

For Petitioner : Mr.Deepika Murali For Respondents : Mr.Srinivasa Murthy, CGSC for R1 & R4 Mr.B.Babu Manohar SCGSC for R2 Mr.G.Nagarajan, SC for R3

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the respondents submitted that already a certificate dated 21.12.2020 has been issued and, therefore, nothing survives in the writ petition.

2. Recording the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and respondents, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS IV ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar pns To 1.The Union of India, rep.by the Secretary Department of Higher Education, 122-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The University Grants Commission, National Eligibility Test, rep.by its Secretary, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The National Testing Agency, An autonomous organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, C-20 1A/8, Sector 62, IITK Outreach Centre, NOIDA - 201 309.

+1 cc to Mr.B.Babu Manohar Advocate sr745 W.P.No.18020 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.22369 of 2020 aa10/02/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/