Madras High CourtWP(MD)/16382/2019closed

Palaniveli v. The Ministry Of Social Justice And Empowerment

2025-07-02Honourable Mr Justice S.M. Subramaniam,Honourable Dr.Justice A.D.Maria Clete7 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P(MD)Nos.13037 & 13040 of 2019 Palanivelu ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Represented by its Secretary, Government of India, Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendraprasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Secretary, Minister of Tribal Welfare Department, Government of India, Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendraprasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

3.The Ministry, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.

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4.The Secretary, Minister of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, West Block -I, Wing - 6, 2nd Floor, R.K Puram, New Delhi - 110 066.

5.The Director, Social Justice and Empowerment, Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendraprasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

6.All India Council For Technical Education, Represented by its Member Secretary, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110 070.

7.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Chennai - 110 070.

8.The Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort, St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

9.The Director, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Ezhilagam, Chennai.

10.The Commissioner of Technical Education, Guindy, Chennai.

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11.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions, 2019, Guindy, Chennai - 600 025.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the post of Matric Scholarship Scheme, April 2018 issued by the first respondent and quash the same as illegal in so far as Note VI (iii) (a) of the said scheme that disentitling the scholarship to students of management quota and the consequential clarificatory order of the first respondent in F.No.11036/09/2019 SCD-V Government of India, Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment Department dated 11.06.2019 and the consequential order of the ninth respondent in Na.KA.No.L1/10082/2018 dated 25.06.2019 and to quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the first respondent to extend the scholarship to the students of management quota (Category II) under the Post metric Scholarship Scheme 2018 from the academic year 2018-19 onwards. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Balaji For RR 1 to 5 : Mr.S.Karthik For R - 6 : Mr.N.Dilip Kumar For RR 7 to 9 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader 3/7

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) The issues raised in the Writ Petition have already been dealt with by the authorities concerned and a decision has also been taken in the year 2018 itself. Hence, no further adjudication is required in this Writ Petition. 2.Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. [S.M.S.,J.] & [A.D.M.C.,J.] 02.07.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps 4/7

To 1.The Secretary, Represented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendraprasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.