Banadurai Higher Secondary School v. The Joint Director

1 W.P.(MD)No.2416 OF 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.08.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)Nos.2416, 2419 & 2473 of 2020 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.2067, 2123, 15654, 15712 & 15717 of 2020 Banadurai Higher Secondary School, Rep. by its Secretary, Kumbakonam-612 001, Thanjavur District.

... Petitioner in all petitions Vs.

1 The Joint Director, School Education Dept. (Higher Education), Directorate of School Education, Chennai-6.

2 The Chief Educational Officer, Thanjavur Thanjavur District.

3 The District Educational Officer, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

... Respondents in all petitions Prayer in W.P.(MD)No.2416 of 2020: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order in Oo Mu.No.3217/Aa5/2019 1/4

2 W.P.(MD)No.2416 OF 2020 dated 29.06.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to grant permission the petitioner school to commence Accountancy and Auditing Course (English Medium) from the academic year 2019-2020 based on the application dated 29.04.2019. Prayer in W.P.(MD)No.2419 of 2020: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order in Oo.Mu.No.5542/AA5/2019 dated 07.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to grant permission to the petitioner school for Biology, Computer Science group in Group Code No.

201, Now changed as 2601 with combination of subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science from the academic year 2017-18. Prayer in W.P.(MD)No.2473 of 2020: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order in Oo.Mu.No.

3 W.P.(MD)No.2416 OF 2020 dated 29.6.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to grant permission to the petitioner school to commence Agriculture Science Course (Tamil Medium) from the academic year 2019-2020 based on the application dated 29.4.2019. (in all W.Ps.) For Petitioner : Mr.Prabakaran, for Mr.T.Antony Arul Raj.

For Respondents: Mr.V.Om.Prakash, Government Advocate.

* * * C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner seeks leave to withdraw these petitions and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the same, these writ petitions stand dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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4 W.P.(MD)No.2416 OF 2020 Internet : Yes/ No PMU G.R.SWAMINATHAN,J.

PMU To:

1 The Joint Director, School Education Dept. (Higher Education), Directorate of School Education, Chennai-6.

2 The Chief Educational Officer, Thanjavur Thanjavur District.

3 The District Educational Officer, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

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