The Joint Director Of School Education (Personnel), v. Thiru.R.Ganesan

W.A.[MD]No.1461 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.ANANTHI W.A.[MD]No.1461 of 2019 1.The Joint Director of School Education (Personnel), Director of School Education, Chennai - 06.

2.The Chief Educational Officer, O/o. The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukkottai.

3.The District Educational Officer, Illuppur, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. : Appellants/Respondents Vs.

R.Ganesan : Respondent/Writ Petitioner PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, praying to set aside the order dated 21.10.2019 made in W.P.[MD] No.21115 of 2019 on the file of this Court.

Prayer in WP(MD). 21115/ 2019 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court To call for the records pertaining to the impugned order of suspension in Rc.No.7527/A2/2019 dated 09.2019 signed on 19.09.2019 on the file of the respondent No.2 and quash the same as illegal For Appellant : Mrs.S.Srimathy Special Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.S.Louis

JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was delivered by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.] 2.Heard Mrs.S.Srimathy, learned Special Government Pleader for the appellants and Mr.S.Louis, learned Counsel appearing for the respondent.

3.This writ appeal by the Government is directed against the order dated 21.10.2019 made in W.P.[MD]No.21115 of 2019. 4.After hearing the learned Counsels for a considerable length of time, we find that the order and direction issued in the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/4

W.A.[MD]No.1461 of 2019 writ petition calls for interference and the writ petition could not have been allowed on the grounds raised by the respondent / writ petitioner. Learned Counsel for the respondent / writ petitioner, on instructions, submitted that his client is not pressing the relief sought for in the writ petition and that the appeal may be allowed and the appellants may be directed to review the order of suspension.

5.In the light of the above, the writ appeal is allowed and the impugned order is set aside and the appellants are directed to review the order of suspension passed against the respondent / writ petitioner, within a period of three [3] weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) +1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-16055[F] dated 16/04/2021 ) +1 CC to M/s.S.LOUIS, Advocate ( SR-16114[F] dated 16/04/2021 ) W.A.[MD]No.1461 of 2019 15.04.2021 ES(CO) TR(07.05.2021) 2P 3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/4