Madras High CourtWP/29048/2012disposed of in memo of compromise

P.C.Gopal(Deceased) v. State Rep. By The Director Of

2018-07-03Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.07.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN WP.No.29048 of 2012 MP.No.1 of 2012 P.C. Gopal (Deceased) P.G.Saraswathi ... Petitioners (P2 Legal heir of the deceased P.C.Gopal was substituted as per order dated 4.8.2017 in MP.No.1 of 2013) Vs.

1. State rep. by The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai - 600 006.

2. The District Elementary Educational Officer, Vellore District, Vellore.

3. The Assistant Elementary Educational Officer, Walajapet West, Walajapet, Vellore District.

4. Arumugam (Deceased) 5.V.A.meerabai 6.V.A.Sivasubraniyam 7.V.A.Sathiyamurthy 8.V.A.Thangamani 9.V.A.Thiyagarajan 10.V.A.Sujatha 11.Valliyammal ... Respondents (R5 to R11 impleaded as per order dated 28.8.2017 in WMP.No.24157/17 in WP.No.29048/12).

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus calling for the entire records in respect of the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent in Na.Ka.No.2994/G2/2011 dated 1.10.2012 and quash the same consequently direct the first to third respondents to allow the petitioner to continue as a Correspondent of the Panditha Malavia Aided Middle School, Ananthalai Walajapet Union, Vellore District.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Rajagopal For R1 to R3 : Mr.P.Raja, G.A.

For R4 to R11 : Mr.K.N.Pandian

O R D E R

Challenging the order dated 01.10.2012 passed by the 1st respondent, one P.C.Gopal has come up with the present writ petition. During the pendency of the same, the petitioner died and his wife P.G.Saraswathi, being his legal heir, has been substituted in his place. Similarly, the fourth respondent by name, Arumugam died and his legal heirs have been impleaded as the respondents 5 to 11 in this writ petition. 2.On 05.02.2018, at the request of the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties, the matter was directed to be posted before the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre for arriving at an amicable settlement on 07.03.2018. 3.Accordingly, the second petitioner and the respondents 5 to 11 along with their respective counsel, appeared before the Mediator on 07.03.2018 and on subsequent dates and on 14.06.

2018, they have settled the matter among themselves, as per the terms mentioned in a Joint Memo of Compromise dated 14.06.2018, which is evident from the mediation report sent by the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre. 4.Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties submitted that the parties have arrived at a settlement in respect of the dispute between them and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition.

5.Recording the same, the writ petition stands closed. The Joint Memo of compromise dated 14.06.2018 entered into between the parties shall form part of this order. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. *Enclosed Xerox copy of the Memo of Compromise Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

rm/rk To

1. The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai - 600 006.

2.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Assistant Elementary Educational Officer, Walajapet West, Walajapet, Vellore District.

+1cc to Mr.K.N.Pandian, Advocate sr.no.42641 +1cc to Government Pleader sr.no.43641 W.P.No.29048 of 2012 rj(co) nr 04/10/2018