Ramapriya M v. The Director Of School Education
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.08.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and WMP (MD) Nos.15172 & 15175 of 2025 M.Ramapriya ... Petitioner vs.
1. The Director of School Education, Office of the Director of School Education, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600026.
2. The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli,
3. The District Educational Officer, Office of the District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli,
4. The Secretary, Nehru National Higher Secondary School, Vadakangulam-627116, 1/6
5. Bagavath Singh, Secretary, Nehru National Higher Secondary School, Vadakangulam-627116, ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the 4th respondent vide his impugned proceedings Nil Dated 27.06.2025 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.H.Mohammed Imran for M/s. Ajmal Associates For Respondents : Mr.M.Siddharthan Addl. Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.M.Mahaboob Athiff for R4
O R D E R
Challenging the order of dismissal dated 27.06.2025, passed by the fourth respondent, the present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner.
2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3 submitted that 2/6
as against the order passed by the competent authority, an appeal remedy available before the appellate authority. Without exhausting the said appeal remedy, the petitioner has directly approached this Court.
3. In response, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the fourth respondent management has not even furnished any documents or particulars required to prefer an appeal.
4. Recording the submissions made by both parties and considering that the petitioner has an effective appellate remedy before the appellate authority, this writ petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority and raise all the grounds raised in this writ petition in the appeal. However, since the petitioner has alleged that no documents have been furnished to enable him to avail the appellate remedy, the petitioner is directed to file a necessary application before the competent authority for furnishing the required particulars, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Upon receipt of the said particulars, the petitioner is at liberty to file an appeal within a period of four weeks thereafter. On such filing of an 3/6
appeal, the appellate authority shall entertain the appeal and dispose of the same in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 20.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes PKN 4/6
To
1. The Director of School Education, Office of the Director of School Education, DPI Campus, Chennai - 600026.
2. The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli,
3. The District Educational Officer, Office of the District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, 5/6
M.DHANDAPANI ,J.
PKN ORDER MADE IN DATED : 20.08.2025 6/6