Sudharsan Vidhya Vikas v. The Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :12.12.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2014 Sudharsan Vidhya Vikas Rep by its Secretary K.Vijayakumar S/o.v.K.Sundaram Peramandu Village, Annavasal Union, Illuppur Taluk, Pudukkottai(DT)-622 104.

... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Human Resource and Development Government of India, New Delhi.

2.The Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Kendra, No.2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 301.

3.The Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai.

4.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

5.The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukkottai.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of declaration, declaring that the impugned amendment to Rule 12 of the Tamil Nadu Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, issued vide G.O.Ms.No.144, School Education (GE) dated 18.09.2014 and published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No.192 dated 19.09.2014 are illegal, unconstitutional and ultra-vires the provisions of the Central Act No.35 of 2009. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Anwar Sameem For Respondents : Mr.S.Kameswaran Government Advocate

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue in this writ petition is covered by the order of the Division Bench of this Court in W.P(MD) Nos.32108 of 2014 etc. In view of the same, he would further submit that no further orders are required in this writ petition, as the amendment has been upheld by the Division Bench of this Court. 2.In view of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court as stated supra, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To:

1.The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Human Resource and Development Government of India, New Delhi.

2.The Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Kendra, No.2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 301.

3.The Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai.

4.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

5.The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukkottai.

K.KUMARESH BABU, J.

cp and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2014 12.12.2022