Madras High CourtWP(MD)/27166/2019dismissed as infructuous

Dr.R.Jeya Shakila v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2024-08-28Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.08.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD)No.23478 of 2019 R.Jeya Shakila

...Petitioner

/Vs./ 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep.By its Principal Secretary, Department. of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Vice-Chancellor, The Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam District-611 002.

3.The Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam District-611 002, Rep. by its Registrar.

4.Dr.S.Felix, The Vice-Chancellor, The Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam District-611 002.

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5.The Dean, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi District-628 008.

6.Dr.B.Sundaramoorthy, Dean of Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi District-628 008.

...Respondents

P RAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring the selection and appointment of the 6th respondent herein as Dean in the Thoothukudi Fisheries College, as illegal, null and void and further directing the respondents 1-3 to re-do the process of selection and appointment to the said post in terms of the Circular in Ref.No. 2973/R6/TNJFU/UO/2019 dated 26.06.2019. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Ragatheesh Kumar for M/s.Isaac Chambers For Respondents : Mr.S.Kameswaran (R1 & R5) Government Advocate Mr.V.Karthikeyan (R3) Mr.Niranjan S.Kumar (R6) No appearance (R2 & R4)

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is represented by the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 and 5 that 2/4

subsequent to the filing of this writ petition, the petitioner has been promoted as Dean in the Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, and therefore, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is satisfied with the submission made by the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents.

3. After recording the submissions made by both counsels, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

28.08.2024 Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No Sm 3/4

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

Sm TO:

1.The Principal Secretary, Department. of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Dean, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi District-628 008.

Order made in Dated:

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