Priyadharshini.U v. The Chairman

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.04.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and W.M.P.(MD)No.9386 of 2021 1.U.Priyadharshini 2.M.Senthil Kumar 3.A.Flora Fathima Rani ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Chairman, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002.

2.The National Council for Teacher Education, Rep. By its Member Secretary, Hans Bhawan, Wing-II, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110 002.

3.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, 1/6

4.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, 5.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, Chennai-600 006.

6.The Chief Educational Officer, Collectorate Office Campus, Theni, Theni District-625531.

7.The District Educational Officer, 8.Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (Deemed University as per Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956) Represented by its Registrar, Periyanaikenpalayam Post, Coimbatore 641 020.

9.The Regional Accounts Officer (Audit), Thallakulam CEO OFF campus, Madurai-2.

10.The Headmistress, G.H.S.S., Silamarathupatty, Theni District 625 515.

11.The Headmaster, S.K.A.Higher Secondary School, Chinnamanur, Theni District 625 515.

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12.The Headmistress, Government Higher Secondary School, ... 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 pertaining to the impugned order in Na.Ka.No.053327/H/E2/2020-1, dated 08.03.2021 on the file of the fifth respondent and quash the same as illegal insofar as the petitioners are concerned and consequently, for a direction, forbearing the respondents from initiating recovery action and cancelling incentive increment granted to the petitioners for acquiring B.Ped Degree which is in accordance with the Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.177, School Education Department (PaKa5(2)) Department, dated 13.10.2016. For Petitioners : Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman for Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents : Mr.B.Vijaykarthikeyan for R1 : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader for R3 to R7, R9, R10 & R12 : Mr.R.Devaraj for R8

ORDER

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition.

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2. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 27.04.2023 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No rmi NOTE:Issue Order Copy on 27.04.2023 To 1.Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, 2.The Principal Secretary, 3.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, Chennai-600 006.

4.The Chief Educational Officer, Collectorate Office Campus, Theni, Theni District-625531.

5.The District Educational Officer, 4/6

6.The Regional Accounts Officer (Audit), Thallakulam CEO OFF campus, Madurai-2.

7.The Headmistress, G.H.S.S., Silamarathupatty, Theni District 625 515.

8.The Headmistress, Government Higher Secondary School, 5/6

G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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