R. Prabukumar, v. The Secretary,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.11.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR R.Prabukumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary, Tamil Development and Information Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Street, Park Town, Chennai.

3.The Director, Department of Distance Education, The Tamil University, Thanjavur.

4.The Organizer, Branch Office, Department of Distance Education, Tamil University, Theni.

5.The Principal, Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College, Madurai.

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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to grant Equivalence Certificate in favour of the petitioner for the Pre-Foundation Course obtained from the third respondent University in the year 2014 treating it as equivalent as that of the S.S.L.C. in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : No appearance For R1 : Mr.V.Om Prakash Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.J.Anand Kumar For R3 to R5 : No appearance

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 herein to grant Equivalence Certificate in favour of the writ petitioner to the effect that the Pre-foundation Course certificate obtained by the writ petitioner is equivalent as that of the S.S.L.C.

2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the first respondent brought notice of this Court that the Government has passed 2/6

an order in G.O.(Ms.)No.144 Personnel and Administrative Reforms (M) Department dated 20.11.2017 and as per the said Government Order, the Pre-foundation Course and Foundation Course offered by various Universities in the State are not equivalent to S.S.L.C. or Higher Secondary Course (+2).

3. In view of the above said Government Order, the prayer sought for in the writ petition cannot be granted. Hence, this Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs.

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To 1.The Secretary, Tamil Development and Information Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Street, Park Town, Chennai.

3.The Director, Department of Distance Education, The Tamil University, Thanjavur.

4.The Organizer, Branch Office, Department of Distance Education, Tamil University, Theni.

5.The Principal, Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College, Madurai.

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VIJAYAKUMAR ,J.

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