Gunasekaran, S/O.Duraisamy v. The Principal Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and W.M.P.(MD)No.15556 of 2016 Gunasekaran ... Petitioner versus

1. The Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Director of Matriculation Schools, Officer of the Director of Matriculation Schools, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai.

3. The District Collector, Office of the District Collector,

4. The Inspector of Matriculation Schools, Office of the Inspector of Matriculation Schools, 1/5

5. Thiru.Mohammed Ansari, The Correspondent, Guthoos Matriculation School, Karambakudi, ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records connected with the communication issued by the respondent No.4 in Na.Ka.No.6/2016 dated 13.10.2016 and quash the same as illegal, consequently to direct the respondents 2 to 4 to strictly instruct the 5th respondent to admit the petitioner's daughter namely Kavithai, aged 5 years and 10 months (as on 24.10.2016) in first standard instead of L.K.G. in 5th respondent School in 2016-2017 Academic Year within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For R1 to R4 : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Additional Government Pleader For R5 : Mr.M.Mahaboob Athiff

ORDER

The request of the petitioner for an admission for his ward in first standard under the Right to Education Act in a Private Matriculation 2/5

School, was rejected by the 4th respondent/the Inspector of Matriculation Schools, Pudukottai District, by his order dated 13.10.2016. As against the same, the present writ petition has been filed in the year 2016.

2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the prayer sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous and now, the petitioner's daughter is studying in sixth standard.

3. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 28.11.2023 ogy NCC : Yes / No.

Index : Yes / No.

Internet : Yes / No.

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To

1. The Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Director of Matriculation Schools, Officer of the Director of Matriculation Schools, DPI Complex, College Road, Chennai.

3. The District Collector, Office of the District Collector,

4. The Inspector of Matriculation Schools, Office of the Inspector of Matriculation Schools, 4/5

B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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