Dr.P.Paranthaman v. State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 04.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN and W.M.P(MD)Nos.22799 & 22801 of 2019 P.Paranthaman ... Petitioner Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Higher Education, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.University Grants Commission, Represented by its Chairman, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

3.Teachers Recruitment Board, Represented by its Chairman, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned notification in Notification No.12 of 2019 1/4

dated 28.08.2019 and 04.10.2019 on the file of the respondent No.3 in so far as non-inclusion of Post Doctoral Research experience in Clause 13(1) of the Notification is concerned and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction, directing the respondent No.3 to award 10 marks to the petitioner for his Post Doctoral Research experience of 5 years within the time period stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman For Respondents : Mr.J.Ashok (R1) Additional Government Pleader : Mr.B.Vijayakarthikeyan (R2) : Mr.T.Amjad Khan (R3) Standing Counsel

ORDER

The instant Writ Petition has been filed challenging Notification No.12 of 2019, dated 28.08.2019 and 04.10.2019, issued by the third respondent.

2.Heard both sides.

3.At this juncture, the learned standing counsel appearing for the third respondent would submit that the impugned notification has already been withdrawn, vide the press release of the third respondent dated 02.12.2022 and has produced a copy of the same. 2/4

4.In view of the above withdrawal of the notification, nothing survives for adjudication in the present Writ Petition. Hence, this Writ Petition is closed, however the question of law is left open. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

04.11.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps To 1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Higher Education, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.University Grants Commission, Represented by its Chairman, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The Chariman, Teachers Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

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