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Madras High CourtWP(MD)/6136/2018dismissed as infructuous

K.Ravikumar, S/O.Kasilingam, v. The Secretary To Govt,

2023-02-13Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.02.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.(MD)No.5988 of 2018 K.Ravikumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Department of Tamil Development and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. Tamil University, Represented by its Registrar,

3. The Vice Chancellor,

4. G.Baskaran, The Vice Chancellor, ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Declaration, declaring that the selection process insofar as selection of candidate for the post of Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the second respondent University without calling all the eligible candidates, including the petitioner for interview as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently, direct the respondents 2 and 3 to hold the interview afresh for selection and appointment to the said post by calling all the eligible candidates, including the petitioner, for interview and to make selection purely and only on merit basis and to consider his candidature by giving him preference since he is serving as Assistant Professor in the second respondent University and since he is having desirable qualifications as per the notification, award costs. For Petitioner :

Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman For Respondents :

Mr.R.Ragavendran Government Advocate for R1 Mr.T.Sakthikumaran for R2 and R3 Mr.Raguvarangopalan for R4

O R D E R

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioner, made a submission that the Writ Petition has become infructuous and no further adjudication needs to be made in respect of the grounds raised in the Writ Petition. He has also made an endorsement to the said effect.

2. Recording the same, the Writ Petition stands dismissed as infructuous with liberty to work out the remedy in the manner known to law. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 13.02.2023 NCC: Yes / No Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No vji

To

1. The Secretary to Government, Department of Tamil Development and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. Tamil University, Represented by its Registrar,

3. The Vice Chancellor,

4. The Vice Chancellor,

M.DHANDAPANI,J.

vji and W.M.P.(MD)No.5988 of 2018 13.02.2023