Dr.R.Murali v. The Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P(MD)Nos.10489 & 10490 of 2020 R.Murali ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

2.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai.

3.The Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, St. George Fort, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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4.The Director of Collegiate Education, E.V.K.Sampath Buildings, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

5.The Registrar (i/c), Madurai Kamaraj University, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai - 625 021.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings vide Ref.MKU/COE/April 2020 dated 14.09.2020 on the file of the respondent No.5 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 to 5 calculate the previous examination marks and or conduct exam after due approval from Academic Council within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Ms.K.Shwathini for Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For RR 1 to 4 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R - 5 : Mr.T.Sakthikumaran 2/5

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in the Writ Petition has become infructuous and she has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.Recording the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To 1.The Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

2.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai.

3.The Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, St. George Fort, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

4.The Director of Collegiate Education, E.V.K.Sampath Buildings, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

5.The Registrar (i/c), Madurai Kamaraj University, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai - 625 021.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM , J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

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