Dr.J.Christopher Raja, v. The Director Of Collegiate
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01.08.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. KIRUBAKARAN W.P. Nos. 24881 to 24883 of 2016 Dr.J. Christopher Raja ..Petitioner in W.P. No.
24881 of 2016 Dr.D. Jones Rajan ..Petitioner in W.P. No.
24882 of 2016 Mr.I. Ponnusamy ..Petitioner in W.P. No.
24883 of 2016 Vs.
1.
The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
2.
The Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.
(R2 is suo-motu impleaded as per order dated 28.07.2016 by NKKJ in W.P. Nos. 24881 to 24883 of 2016) ..Respondents in all the writ petitions Prayer in W.P. No. 24881 of 2016: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to approve and regularize the petitioner's appointment as Asst. Professor in English in the Pope's College, Thoothukkudi, in the sanctioned retirement vacancy of Dr.T. Joseph Christadoss with effect from 09.03.2012 with monetary and all other attendant benefits, in the light of the approval given by the respondents to similarly placed persons like P. Ravichandran in order passed in W.A. No. 2318 of 2011 dated 11.10.2013, Dr.D. Thampi Dharmaraj Kurupatham in Na.Ka.No.24810/F2/2015 dated 20.10.2015 in W.P. No. 16897 of 2015 dated 15.06.2015 and Dr.S. Stella and Others in Na.Ka.No. 45439/F4/2015 dated 25.01.2016 in W.P. Nos. 35584 to 35587 of 2015 dated 16.11.2015 and also in Na.Ka.No. 10411/A3/2009 dated
09.05.2016 based on the review petition dated 24.06.2015 pending on the files of the respondents.
W.P. No. 24882 of 2016:
Prayer in W.P. No. 24882 of 2016: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to approve and regularize the petitioner's appointment as Physical Education Director in the Pope's College, Thoothukkudi, in the sanctioned Transfer vacancy of Dr.V.S. Mohan Rajkumar with effect from 09.03.2012 with monetary and all other attendant benefits, in the light of the approval given by the respondents to similarly placed persons like P. Ravichandran in order passed in W.A. No. 2318 of 2011 dated 11.10.2013, Dr.D. Thampi Dharmaraj Kurupatham in Na.Ka.No.24810/F2/2015 dated 20.10.2015 in W.P. No. 16897 of 2015 dated 15.06.2015 and Dr.S. Stella and Others in Na.Ka.No. 45439/F4/2015 dated 25.01.2016 in W.P. Nos. 35584 to 35587 of 2015 dated 16.11.2015 and also in Na.Ka.No. 10411/A3/2009 dated 09.05.2016 based on the review petition dated 29.06.2015 pending on the files of the respondents.
Prayer in W.P. No. 24883 of 2016: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to approve and regularize the petitioner's appointment as Asst. Professor in Economics in the Pope's College, Thoothukkudi, in the sanctioned retirement vacancy of Dr.T. Chibi Chelliah with effect from 09.03.2012 with monetary and all other attendant benefits, in the light of the approval given by the respondents to similarly placed persons like P. Ravichandran in order passed in W.A. No. 2318 of 2011 dated 11.10.2013, Dr.D. Thampi Dharmaraj Kurupatham in Na.Ka.No.24810/F2/2015 dated 20.10.2015 in W.P. No. 16897 of 2015 dated 15.06.2015 and Dr.S. Stella and Others in Na.Ka.No. 45439/F4/2015 dated 25.01.2016 in W.P. Nos. 35584 to 35587 of 2015 dated 16.11.2015 and also in Na.Ka.No. 10411/A3/2009 dated 09.05.2016 based on the review petition dated 24.06.2015 pending on the files of the respondents.
For Petitioners::
Mr.E. Martin Jayakumar For Respondents::
Mr.V. Jayaprakash Narayanan, Special Govt. Pleader
O R D E R
After arguing the matters at length, when this Court was not conviced to grant the relief sought by the petitioners, the learned counsel for the petitioners sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petitions and he has also made en dorsemet to that effect.
2.
In view of the permission sought and the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nv To 1.
The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
2.
The Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.
+1cc to M/S.E.Martin Jayakumar, Advocate Sr.43856 +1cc to the Government Pleader sr.43635 W.P. Nos. 24881 to 24883 of 2016 rp[co] srg 22/08/2016