Madras High CourtWP(MD)/4377/2016disposed of

B.Ravindran v. The Principal Secretary

2016-03-03Honourable Mrs Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.03.2016 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA Writ Petition (MD) No.4377 of 2016 B.Ravindran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent i.e the Principal Secretary to Government Education Department Chennai to pass appropriate orders on the appeal preferred by the petitioner on 30.12.2015 against the orders passed by the Director of School Education, Chennai in his RC.No.54252/A3/E3/2010 dated 23.11.2015 within a specified time frame that may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Visvalingam For Respondents : Mr.R.Anand Raj, Government Advocate.

ORDER

The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition seeking for the issue of a writ of mandamus, to direct the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the appeal preferred by the petitioner on 30.12.2015 against the orders passed by the Director of School Education, Chennai in his RC.No.54252/A3/E3/2010 dated 23.11.2015.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.R.Anand Raj, learned Government Advocate takes notice for the respondents.

3.According to the petitioner, he was inflicted with a punishment of compulsory retirement by the second respondent on 23.11.2015, based on the report of the Commissioner for Disciplinary proceedings, Madurai. Aggrieved over the same the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the first respondent on 30.12.2015 which is still pending. Since no order has been passed, the petitioner has come up with the above writ petition. 4.Considering the above stated facts and circumstances and without expressing any view on the claim made by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of directing the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

respondents to consider the appeal preferred by the petitioner on 30.12.2015 and pass orders on the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C.O Dept) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

+One cc to Mr.S.Visvalingam, Advocate, SR.No.12065 +One cc to The Special Government Pleader, SrlNo.12434 sms RL/5C/NGM/SS/17/3/2016 Writ Petition (MD) No.4377 of 2016 03.03.2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/