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The Secretary v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2025-09-03Honourable Ms. Justice P.T. Asha5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA Writ Petition(MD)Nos.14157 to 14159 of 2018 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.12839 to 12844 of 2018 The Secretary St. Xavier's College of Education, (Autonomous) Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

..Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.14157/2018 The Secretary St. Ignatius College of Education, (Autonomous) Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

..Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.14158/2018 The Secretary St. Justin's College of Education, No.161-A, Kamarajar Salai, Madurai - 625 009.

..Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.14159/2018 Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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3.The Secretary / Principal Tamil Nadu B.Ed, Admission Committee, Lady Willington Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Chennai - 600 005.

4.Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Gangaiammankovil Street, Karapakkam, Chennai - 600 097, rep. by its Registrar.

..Respondents in all petitions Prayer in W.P(MD)No.14157 of 2018 : Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned guidelines issued by the 1st respondent State Government vide G.O.(1D) No. 94, Higher Education (G1) Department, dated 21.03.2018 more specifically para IV (a) (ii) in the Annexure therein and the consequential impugned proceedings issued by the 4th respondent University in No.TNTEU/R/Elig/2018/1330 dated 25.06.2018 and the subsequent impugned proceedings issued by the 4th respondent University in No.TNTEU/R/Affiliation/2018/1342 dated 27.06.2018 quash the same.

Prayer in W.P(MD)No.14158 of 2018 : Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned guidelines issued by the 1st respondent State Government vide G.O.(1D) No. 94, Higher Education (G1) Department, dated 21.03.2018 more specifically para IV (a) (ii) in the Annexure therein and the consequential impugned proceedings issued by the 4th respondent University in No.TNTEU/R/Elig/2018/1330 dated 25.06.2018 read along with the errata order in No.TNTEU/R/Affiliation/2018/1342 dated 26.06.2018 and the subsequent impugned proceedings issued by the fourth respondent University in No.TNTEU/R/Affiliation/2018/1342 dated 27.06.2018, quash the same. 2/5

Prayer in W.P(MD)No.14159 of 2018 : Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned guidelines issued by the 1st respondent State Government vide G.O.(1D) No. 94, Higher Education (G1) Department, dated 21.03.2018 more specifically para IV (a) (ii) in the Annexure therein and the consequential impugned proceedings issued by the 4th respondent University in No.TNTEU/R/Elig/2018/1330 dated 25.06.2018, quash the same.

In all petitions;

For Petitioner : Ms.A.Amala for M/s Isaac Chambers For Respondents : Mr.T.Amjad Khan Govt. Advocate (for R1 to R3) Mr.M.Sivakumar (for R4) COMMON ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to not press these writ petitions.

2. Permission is granted. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed as not pressed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3.The Secretary / Principal Tamil Nadu B.Ed, Admission Committee, Lady Willington Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Chennai - 600 005.

4.Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Gangaiammankovil Street, Karapakkam, Chennai - 600 097, rep. by its Registrar.

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P.T.ASHA, J.

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