R.Selvam, v. The Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.01.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND and W.M.P.Nos.31427 & 31428 of 2017 R.Selvam ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, EVK SampathMaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3.The Expert Committee (Chemistry) Teachers Recruitment Board, EVK SampathMaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Declaration to declare the final key answer provided for the question paper in Chemistry CDE-2017, Booklet series Page No: 1/4

C, pertaining to Question Nos.4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 33, 35, 64, 73, 85 and 140 provided by the 2nd respondent as incorrect and consquenlty to direct the 2nd respondent to award marks for the above said questions and to declare the petitioner bearing Roll No.17PG27050318 to have passed in written examination and allow him to participate in the certificate verification within a period that may be stipulated by this Court and to pass further orders.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Balachandran For R1 : Mr.E.Vijay Anand Additional Government Pleader For RR2 & 3 : Mr.R.Neelakandan Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.K.Sathish Kumar Standing Counsel

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition and had also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

2. Recording the said submission and the endorsement made by Page No: 2/4

the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition are closed.

22.01.2024 gba Index : Yes/No Speaking order : Yes/No To 1.The Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, EVK SampathMaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3.The Expert Committee (Chemistry) Teachers Recruitment Board, EVK SampathMaligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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BATTU DEVANAND ,J.

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