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St. Mark Matric Hr Secondary School v. The Director

2018-12-21Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.12.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.No.34218 of 2018 St.Mark's Matric Higher Secondary School represented by its Senior Principal Mrs.Renuga Jacob W/o S.D.A.Jacob No.88,89, Balaji Nagar opp.St Mark Matriculation School Katpadi, Vellore 632 007 ..Petitioner -vs1. The Director The Directorate of Government Examinations D.P.I. Campus, College Road Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006

2. The Chief Education Officer Office of the Chief Education Officer Collectorate Buildings, Vellore District Vellore 632 009 ..Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first and second respondents to consider the petitioner's representations dated on 3.9.2018 and pass orders to issue +2 public examination centre at their school campus situated at Post Box No.718 SHALOM, old Katpadi, Vellore 632 007 for forthcoming +2 examination March, 2019.

For Petitioner ::

Mr.T.C.Gopalakrishnan For Respondents::

Mr.K.Karthikeyan Government Advocate

ORDER

St.Mark's Matric Higher Secondary School represented by its Senior Principal Mrs.Renuga Jacob has filed the present writ petition seeking issuance of a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 3.9.2018 and pass orders to issue +2 public examination centre at the petitioner school campus situated at Post Box No.718 SHALOM, old Katpadi, Vellore 632 007.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner school has been chosen as a centre for writing the 10th Standard examination. When the first respondent has chosen the petitioner school as a centre for the 10th Standard examination, he has wrongly allotted M/s Auxilium Girls Higher Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar as the school for writing the +2 examination for the students of the petitioner school, as a result the students of the petitioner school are facing lots of hurdle, because they have to unnecessarily leave the petitioner school to some other school. In view of the several hardships and inconvenience faced by the students of the petitioner school, since there was a communication dated ..9.2018 by the second respondent informing the petitoner to submit a representation in person, the petitioner has submitted a representation on 3.9.2018 in person and the same has not been considered. Therefore, a direction be issued to consider the same on merits.

3. Heard the learned Government Advocate for the respondents.

4. This Court, considering the limited prayer made by the petitioner, without going into the merits of the matter, hereby directs the first respondent to consider the representation dated 3.9.2018 presented by the petitioner in person, on merits and pass appropriate orders expeditiously. With this direction, the writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. ss Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Director, Directorate of Government Examinations D.P.I. Campus, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006.

2. The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the Chief Educational Officer, Collectorate Buildings, Vellore District Vellore 632 009.

+1cc to Mr.T.C. Gopala Krishnan, Advocate, S.R.No.89254 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.90000 W.P.No.34218 of 2018 kk(CO) kak(24/01/2019)