Sriram College Of Arts And v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 19.8.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH W.P.No.19296 of 2012 and M.P.No.1 of 2012 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 SRIRAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE ADMINISTERED BY THE SRIRAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST REP.BY ITS SECRETARY M.D. BALAJI PERUMALPATTU VEPPAMPATTU TIRUVALLUR DIST. CHENNAI-602 024

...Petitioner

- Vs - 1 THE STATE OF TAMILNADU REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT FORT ST. GEORGE CHENNAI-1 2 THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION 9TH FLOOR EVK SAMPATH BUILDINGS COLLEGE ROAD CHENNAI-6

...Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of mandamus directing the respondents to treat the petitioner as a linguistic minority institution. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sunil Kumar For R1 & R2 : M/s.P.Rajalakshmi

ORDER

By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.

2. The writ petition is filed for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to treat the petitioner as a linguistic minority institution.

3. The petitioner Trust was incorporated as a public charitable trust by a Deed of Declaration of Trust dated 20.10.1983. The object of the Trust is for the betterment of Kamma Naidu Telugu Linguistic Minority living in the State of Tamil Nadu by establishing educational institutions. The Trust runs the Sriram College of Arts and Science and other institutions. Appropriate affiliation has been granted by the University of Madras for various courses.

4. It is seen that a scheme decree rendered in C.S.No.1047 of 2010 dated 28.7.2011 by this Court has recognized the petitioner as a linguistic minority. It is also seen that the Board of Trustees has been appointed by order of this Court dated 28.7.2011 in the said scheme decree. Now, the application received *dated 9.08.2011 from the petitioner for grant of minority status to *Sriram Arts and Science College, Veppampattu, Tiruvallur District is pending consideration with respondent No.1. It is stated to be pending from 03.8.2012 onwards.

5. Considering the same, a direction is issued to the respondent No.1 to pass appropriate orders by taking into consideration of the scheme decree in C.S.No.1047 of 2010 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) 24.08.2015 *Corrected as per order of this Court dated 27.08.2015 made in W.P.No.19296/2012 by MMSJ Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

kua 1 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY to be substituted to THE STATE OF TAMILNADU the Order already HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT despatched on 24.8.15 SECRETARIAT FORT ST. GEORGE CHENNAI-1 2 THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION 9TH FLOOR EVK SAMPATH BUILDINGS COLLEGE ROAD CHENNAI-6 1 CC to R.Sunilkumar, Advocate SR.No. 44047 W.P.No. 19296 of 2012 ctk (CO) PSI (24.08.2015) pmk.28.8.2015