Sri Lord Venkatachalapathy v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.07.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and M.P(MD)No.2 of 2012 Sri Lord Venkatachalapathy Educational Trust, Represented by its Managing Trustee M.Mani.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Director of School Education, 3.The Chief Educational Officer, Trichy District.

4.The District Educational Officer, Musiri, Trichy District.

5.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Trichy.

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6.S.V.Sathyamurthy 7.The Joint Director of School Education, ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the file of the third respondent in connection with the order passed by him in Na.Ka.No. 5662/A1/2012 dated 01.10.2012 quash the same and direct the respondents 1 to 5 and 7 not to permit the sixth respondent from running "New Mullai School" at Trichy Namakkal Main road, Balasamudram P.O, Thottiam Taluk, Trichy District or any school at Trichy-Namakkal Main road in the place adjacent or opposite to the petitioner school or in any place without adopting the detailed procedure prescribed by the Govt., order and the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act 1973 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder by issuing a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Selvanayagam For R1-R5 & R7 : Mr.V.Nirmal Kumar Government advocate For R6 : No Appearance 2/5

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed to quash the order, dated 01.10.2012 passed by the third respondent herein, under which the request of the petitioner for closing down the sixth respondent's school was rejected on the ground that both of the schools are operating under two different survey numbers.

2. The learned counsel for the official respondents now submits that the petitioner school as well as the sixth respondent school have been taken over by a third party and now they are in the administration of a single person. Hence, no further adjudication is required in the present writ petition. The same is recorded. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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To 1.The Principal Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Director of School Education, 3.The Chief Educational Officer, Trichy District.

4.The District Educational Officer, Musiri, Trichy District.

5.The District Elementary Educational Officer, Trichy.

6.The Joint Director of School Education, 4/5

R.

VIJAYAKUMAR ,J.

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