Madras High CourtWP/26795/2019disposed of

College Students And Graduates Association v. The Government Of Tamilnadu

2023-11-22Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.11.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

1. College Students & Graduates Association of the Blind (CSGAB) Rep. by its General Secretary A.Manikannan Thakkar Baba Vidhyalaya Venkatanarayana Road T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.

2. All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) Rep. by its Secretary M.Muthu Selvi Braille Bhavan Sector 5, Rohini (Behind Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital) New Delhi 110 085.

Petitioners Vs.

1. The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Chief Secretary Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Secretary to Government Finance Department Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3. The Director Department of School Education DPI Campus, Chennai 600 006.

4. The Director Department of Higher Education DIP Campus, Chennai 600 006.

5. The Director Department of Collegiate Education DPI Campus, Chennai 600 006.

Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to strictly implement 4% reservation quota for the disabled and accordingly, compute and fill up all the backlog vacancies of teaching faculty in the aided private educational institutions in the State of Tamil Nadu. For the Petitioners : No appearance For the Respondents : Mr.T.K.Saravanan Government Advocate

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) None appears for the petitioners. We have heard Mr.T.K.Saravanan, learned Government Advocate for the respondents.

2. The petitioners seek a direction to implement 4% reservation quota for the disabled.

3. A status report is filed by the third respondent. As per the status report, the respondents are following 4% reservation policy for the disabled after 18.04.2017 and earlier, 3% reservation for persons with disability was followed from 07.02.1996 to 18.04.2017.

4. In the light of that, the writ petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.26187 and 26190 of 2019 are closed.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 22.11.2023 Index :

Yes/No :

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1. The Chief Secretary Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Secretary to Government Finance Department Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3. The Director Department of School Education DPI Campus, Chennai 600 006.

4. The Director Department of Higher Education DIP Campus, Chennai 600 006.

5. The Director Department of Collegiate Education DPI Campus, Chennai 600 006.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J (kpl) 22.11.2023