Alagu Murugayee v. The Director Of School Education
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :15.12.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY W.P.(MD) No.18529 of 2020 and W.M.P.(MD) No.15494 of 2020 Alagu Murugayee
...Petitioner
Vs 1.The Director of School Education, 2.The Joint Director of School Education (Secondary), 3.The Chief Educational Officer, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.
...Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records connected with the impugned order passed by the 3rd respondent in Na.Ka.No.2843/Aa1/2018 dated 14.09.2020 and quash the same and directing the respondents to grant approval to the petitioner for acquiring the higher education and award the petitioner incentives as per the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Na.Ka.No.66742/C5/E3/2014 dated 05.12.2014.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.K.Kannan For Respondents : Mr.N.Shanmugaselvam Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
By consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2.Though the writ petition is filed for a larger relief seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records connected with the impugned order passed by the 3rd respondent in Na.Ka.No.2843/Aa1/2018 dated 14.09.2020 and quash the same and to direct the respondents to grant approval to the 1/3
petitioner for acquiring higher education and to award incentive to the petitioner, as per the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Na.Ka.No.66742/C5/E3/2014 dated 05.12.2014, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in the course of his argument, restricted the relief for issuing a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's appeal, dated 12.10.2020.
3.In reply, Mr.N.Shanmugaselvam, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would fairly submit that the petitioner's appeal, dated 12.10.2020, would be considered on merits and in accordance with law, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.
4.In view of the submission made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is inclined to pass the following direction:- the 2nd respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's appeal, dated 12.10.2020 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order;
5.With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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To 1.The Director of School Education, 2/3
2.The Joint Director of School Education (Secondary), 3.The Chief Educational Officer, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.
+1 CC to Mr.K.K.Kannan ,Advocate,in SR.No.25678 of 2020. W.P.(MD) No.18529 of 2020 15.12.2020 (SJ)CO AP(07/01/2021) 3 P 5C 3/3