V.Sandalingam v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No.

2 2062 of 20 1.V.Sandalingam 2.I.Iarin Reji 3.G.Tamilselvan 4.A.Jayaprakasam 5.K.Purokithan 6.D.Durai Arasu ...

Petitioners Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3.The Teachers Recruitment Board, rep. by its Member Secretary, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

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Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus, to call for the

records relating to the proceedings dated 9.06.20 having ref.

Na.Ka.No.3720/W1/E1/20 9 issued by the second respondent and the consequential final panel dated 02.07.20 as on 01.01.20 9 comprising the names of PG Assistants along with their ranks for promotion to the post of Higher Secondary School Headmasters and quash the same as far as the petitioners are concerned and consequently direct the second respondent to prepare a fresh seniority list by strictly following the rank assigned to the petitioners by the third respondent at the time of their recruitment as PG Teachers.

For Petitioners : Ms.C.Uma For Respondents 1 & 2: Ms.A.Backiyalakshmi,

Govt. Advocate.

For Respondent 3 : Mr.C.Kathiravan

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Government Advocate appearing for the State would submit that the Government, vide G.O.Ms.No.14, School Education Department, dated 30.01.2020, has considered the case of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Higher Secondary School Headmaster as on 01.01.20 9 and promoted the petitioners through counselling held on 11.11.20 9.

2. The aforesaid submission is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners.

3. Since the grievance of the petitioners in the present Writ Petition stands redressed on account of the Government issuing G.O.Ms.No.14, School Education Department, dated 30.01.2020, this Court is

of the view that there is no necessity to pass further orders in the Writ Petition.

4. Accordingly, placing on record the aforesaid submission of the learned Government Advocate, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, the connected W.M.P.Nos.21328 to 21332 of 9 are closed.

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To:

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3.The Teachers Recruitment Board, rep. by its Member Secretary, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

T.VINOD KUMAR, J.

dixit W.P.No.

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