Madras High CourtWP/7664/2016withdrawn dismissed

Thanka Kathiravan, v. The Secretary

2016-03-02Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.03.2016

CORAM

The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH W.P.No.7664 of 2016 and WMP.No.6882 of 2016 Thanka Kathiravan .. Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary, Ministry of Textiles & Handlooms, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011.

2.Development Commissioner for Handlooms, O/o. The Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011.

3.The Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Having its Regional Office at Chinthamani Co.op Super Market Complex, Mettupalayam Road, R.S. Puram (PO), Coimbatore-641 002.

4.The Chairman, University Grant Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110 002.

5.The Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, 7th Floor, Chanderlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi-110 001.

6.The Registrar, The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT), Foulkes Compound, Thillai Nagar, Salem-636 001.

7.The Registrar, Anna University, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Chennai-600 025.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of Writ of a Mandamus directing the respondents not to scrap the renowned 3 years Diploma Course in Textile & Technology under the guise of introducing new 4 years B. Tech Course in Handloom and Textile Technology without seeing the success of the said diploma course for the past 5 decades without any blemish records and have paved way for the upliftment of the rural students in the States such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and Goa based upon the petitioner's representation dt. 01.02.2016. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Kumara Devan For Respondents : Mr.Su.Srinivasan Asst. Solicitor General for R1 to R4 Mr.V.Shanmugasundar Government Advocate for R7 * * * * *

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) After some arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue the matter administratively alone. Endorsement has been made.

2. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. No costs. Consequently, WMP.No.6882 of 2016 is closed.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar

To 1.The Secretary, Ministry of Textiles & Handlooms, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011.