Kalai Arasu.S v. The Joint Director Of Collegiate Education

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.18282, 18283 of 2023 & 229 of 2025 Dr.S.Kalai Arasu ... Petitioner -vs1.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education Gandhi Nagar Tirunelveli 2.The Secretary Arignar Anna College Aralvaymozhi Kanyakumari District 3.K.Sundaram ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records on the file of the 2nd respondent in connection with the impugned charge memo issued by him vide his proceedings in No.4615/C3/2023 dated 01.08.2023 (served on

01.09.2023) and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and ultra vires, within the time limit that may be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Thalaimuthurasu For Respondents :

Mr.A.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader for R1 Ms.T.Sathyaselvi for R2 No appearance for R3

O R D E R

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits, on instructions, that the petitioner has been allowed to retire from service and the retirement benefits have already been paid. Hence, he would submit that the prayer sought for in this writ petition has now become infructuous.

2. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To:

The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Gandhi Nagar, Tirunelveli.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.18282, 18283 of 2023 & 229 of 2025 24.10.2025