G.Kumar v. Joint Director (Personnel)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 10.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN AND THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ and C.M.P.No.19979 of 2022 G.Kumar .. Appellant Vs.

1.Joint Director (Personnel), School Education Department, Chennai - 600 006.

2.District Educational Officer, School Education Department, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvannamalai District.

.. Respondents Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, against the order dated 30.08.2022 passed by this court in W.P.No.38530 of 2015. For Appellant : Mr.G.Sankaran, Senior Counsel for Mr.S.Nedunchezhiyan For Respondents : Mrs.Mythreye Chandru Special Government Pleader 1/4

JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was delivered by R.MAHADEVAN, J.] Challenging the order dated 30.08.2022 passed by the learned Judge in W.P.No.38530 of 2015, the present appeal has been filed by the appellant. 2.

When the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents drew the attention of this Court to the proceedings dated 08.08.2023 in Na.Ka.No.7879/C2/E1/2015 and submitted that subsequent to the order passed by the Apex Court in Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos.19250 & 22009 of 2022 on 17.04.2023, the suspension order dated 08.12.2022 issued under Rule 17(e) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline And Appeal) Rules, 1955, against the appellant has been revoked without prejudice to the departmental proceedings, if any and he has been reinstated into service as Deputy Inspector of Schools at Tiruvannamalai and that, his transfer order to the post of B.T. Assistant (Tamil) at Brammadesam Government Higher Secondary School has also been revoked. Thus, according to the learned counsel, nothing survives for further adjudication herein. 2/4

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At this juncture, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant sought liberty to the appellant to approach the authorities concerned for any other relief.

4.

Recording the submissions so made on the side of the respondents, the writ appeal stands closed, granting such liberty to the appellant. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

[R.M.D., J.] [M.S.Q., J.] 10.08.2023 Index: Yes / No Speaking order/ Non-speaking order nsd To 1.Joint Director (Personnel), School Education Department, Chennai - 600 006.

2.District Educational Officer, School Education Department, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvannamalai District.

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R.MAHADEVAN, J.

AND MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.

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