L.Nandagopal Yadav v. The Director Of Collegiate Education
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.07.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR and C.M.P.(MD)No.5033, 5034, 5036, 5038, 5039, 5192 & 9518 of 2025 W.A.(MD)No.730 of 2025:- L.Nandagopal Yadav ... Appellant Vs.
1.The Director of Collegiate Education, 2.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, 3.The District Registrar, 4.R.V.N.Kannan Secretary, Yadava College, Thiruppalai, Madurai - 625 014.
Madurai District.
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5.S.Rajeswaran, Administrator/Election Officer, (Hon'ble Retired Justice) Yadava Kalvi Nidhi/College, Thiruppalai, Madurai - 14.
6.Sivaramakrishnan SP 7.Senthil P 8.Balakrishnan V 9.L.Muthukrishnan 10.S.Pandian 11.C.Jayaraman 12.K.Kannan 13.C.Krishnavel 14.N.Maniselvan 15.S.Muthukrishnan @ Kittu ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Appeal filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent, to allow the writ appeal by setting aside the order passed in W.P.(MD)No.6473 of 2024 dated 03.01.2025 on the file of this Court. For Appellant : Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, Senior Counsel, For Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman.
For Respondents : Mr.C.Venkateshkumar, Spl. Government Pleader for R1 to R3.
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Mr.E.V.N.Siva for R4.
Mr.T.Thirumurugan for R6, 9, 10, 12 & 14.
No appearance for R7, 13 & 15.
W.A.(MD)No.731 of 2025:- Nandagopal Yadav ... Appellant Vs.
1.R.V.N.Kannan 2.The Director of Collegiate Education, 3.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai Region, Palam Station Road, Madurai - 625 002, Madurai District.
4.The District Registrar, 4.S.Rengarajan ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Appeal filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent, to allow the writ appeal by setting aside the order passed in W.P.(MD)No.2374 of 2024 dated 03.01.2025 on the file of this Court. For Appellant : Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, Senior Counsel, For Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman.
For Respondents : Mr.C.Venkateshkumar, Spl. Government Pleader for R2 to R4.
Mr.E.V.N.Siva for R1.
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Mr.S.Satheshkumar for R5.
Mr.M.Ponniah for R6.
W.A.(MD)No.762 of 2025:- P.Gunasekaran ... Appellant Vs.
1.The Director of Collegiate Education, 2.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai Region, Palam Station Road, Madurai - 625 002, Madurai District.
3.The District Registrar, 4.R.V.N.Kannan ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Appeal filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent, to allow the writ appeal by setting aside the order passed in W.P.(MD)No.6575 of 2024 dated 03.01.2025 on the file of this Court. For Appellant : Mr.M.Ponniah For Respondents : Mr.C.Venkateshkumar, Spl. Government Pleader for R1 to R3.
Mr.E.V.N.Siva for R4.
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COMMON JUDGMENT (By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) Heard both sides.
2.The case on hand pertains to the affairs of Yadava College, Madurai and Yadhavar Kalvi Nidi Association, Madurai. The appellants question the election process that took place recently and also Form VII that was filed before the District Registrar. 3.We are clearly of the view that these matters will have to be necessarily agitated only before the jurisdictional Civil Court. In writ proceedings, such factual disputes cannot be gone into. The appellants are also agreeable to take recourse to Civil Court. 4.One of the appellants also questioned the decision of the Director of Collegiate Education permitting R.V.N.Kannan to function as Secretary of the college committee.
5.The appellants agree to join together and file a comprehensive suit before the Principal District Court, Madurai within a period of three 5/8
weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the papers are in order, the same shall be numbered immediately and taken on file. The persons who will be named as defendants in the suit have been shown as respondents in the present proceedings. Copies of the plaint will be served in advance on the respondents and respondents herein undertook to enter appearance before the trial Court even without waiting for formal service of summon. The suit itself shall be disposed of on merits and in accordance with law within a period of six months thereafter. The learned trial Judge will dispose of the suit uninfluenced by the observations as well as findings rendered by the learned Single Judge. It is needless to say that the society is at liberty to raise all their objections in the written statement including the locus standi of the appellants.
6.The writ appeals are disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. (G.R.S. J.,) & (K.R.S. J.,) 04.07.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias 6/8
To:
1.The Director of Collegiate Education, 2.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai Region, Palam Station Road, Madurai - 625 002, Madurai District.
3.The District Registrar, Copy to:
The Principal District Court, 7/8
G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.
and K.RAJASEKAR, J.
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