Madras High CourtWP/27589/2018dismissed as infructuous

C.Sigamani v. Director Of School Education

2025-02-19Honourable Ms Justice R.N.Manjula4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19-02-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA WP NO. 27589 of 2018 and WMP.Nos.32127 & 32129 of 2018 C.Sigamani ...

Petitioner Vs.

1.Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai.

2.The Chief Educational Officer, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The District Educational Officer, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4.The Secretary, Arcot Lutheran Church, Cuddalore Central Office, Cuddalore.

5.The Correspondent, Danish Mission Higher Secondary School, Thiruvannamalai.

6.The Head Master, Danish Mission Higher Secondary School, Thiruvannamalai.

7.Sangeetha ... Respondents 1/4

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents R4 to R6 to appoint the petitioner to the post of PG Asst. Political Science vacancy arised on 05.10.2012 after cancel the 7th respondents invalid appointment and consequently direct the respondents R1 to R3 to approve the petitioner to the said PG post based on the petitioner's representation dated 28.04.2018. For Petitioner : Mr.M.J.Sundar For Respondents : Mr.U.M.Ravichandran Special Govt. Pleader (for R1 to 3) : Ms.Aishwarya Nathan for Mr.Srinath Sridevan (for R4) : Mr.C.Mahendran (for R7) : No appearance for RR2, 5, 6 &8.

ORDER

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents R4 to R6 to appoint the petitioner to the post of PG Asst. Political Science vacancy arose on 05.10.2012 after cancelling the 7th respondent's invalid appointment and to consequently direct the respondents R1 to R3 to approve the petitioner's appointment to the said post based on the petitioner's representation dated 28.04.2018. 2/4

2. The 7th respondent, whose appointment had not been approved in view of the representation given by the petitioner, had already filed a writ petition in WP.No.495/2021 by impleading the government respondents as well as the petitioner as respondents therein. The said writ petition was disposed of by setting aside the order of rejection and giving liberty to the petitioner in the said writ petition to make a representation to the 1st respondent authority in order to give fresh consideration for the matter. In pursuant to that, an order has been passed approving the appointment of the 7th respondent. In the meantime, this writ petition filed by the petitioner was dismissed for default, and later on, the petition filed by the petitioner was restored.

3. In fact, in this writ petition, the petitioner has also challenged the appointment of the 7th respondent. Whatever contention made by the petitioner in this writ petition could have been raised by the petitioner in the earlier writ petition disposed of in WP.No.495/2021. For reasons best known, the petitioner who has been impleaded as the 5th respondent in the above writ petition did not make his appearance. On the date when the order was passed in WP.No.494/2021, i.e., on 03.11.2021, the present writ petition was not pending. The petitioner tries to give a second life to the matter which has already been 3/4

R.N.MANJULA , J.

jrs settled and disposed.

Hence, the writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitons are closed.

19.02.2025 Index : Yes Internet : Yes/No jrs To 1.Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai.