Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya Nursery And Primary School v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.08.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C. KUMARAPPAN Writ Petition No.32189 of 2025 Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya Nursery and Primary School, Represented by its Correspondent Karthikeyan ... Petitioner ..Vs..

1.The District Collector, Villupuram District.

2.The District Educational Officer (Private Schools) District Education Office, Villupuram District.

3.The Tahsildar, Tindivanam Taluk, Nehru Street, Tindivanam - 604 001.

4.S.Veerabalan ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Mandamus to direct the third respondent herein to consider the representation dated 17.06.2025 of the petitioner, which was received on 19.06.2025 by the third respondent, inspect the petitioner school and to pass appropriate orders in the Building Licence Application submitted by the petitioner on 18.07.2024 on merits and in accordance with law within a time lint to be stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner :

Mr.I.Abrar Mohammed Abdullah For Mr.M.J.Srinivas For Respondents : Mrs.S.Mythreye Chandru, Special Government Pleader for RR1 & 2 Mr.K.Tippu Sultan, Government Advocate for R3

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer for mandamus directing the third respondent herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 17.06.2025.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's recognition has been delayed on account of the pending issuance of the Building Licence by the third respondent. In this connection, the petitioner has submitted a representation to the third respondent on 17.06.2025 and such representation is still pending for consideration before them.

3. At this juncture, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the third respondent would fairly submit that they will consider the petitioner's 2/5

representation dated 17.06.2025 according to its own merits and in accordance with law within a reasonable time.

4. In view of the above fair submission made by the learned Government Advocate, without going into the merits of the writ petition, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the third respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 17.06.2025 and pass orders according to its own merits and in accordance with law after affording opportunity to the fourth respondent within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.

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To:

1.The District Collector, Villupuram District.

2.The District Educational Officer (Private Schools) District Education Office, Villupuram District.

3.The Tahsildar, Tindivanam Taluk, Nehru Street, Tindivanam - 604 001.

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C. KUMARAPPAN, J.

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