Petitioners challenged an order approving a junior teacher as headmaster overlooking seniority. As both parties had retired by the time of hearing, the Court held the matter survived in no one and closed the petitions.
No substantive relief granted; writ petitions closed due to retirement of parties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09.12.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH
W.P.Nos.36793 and 36794 of 2002
A.Ramalingam Petitioner in WP 36793/2002 T.S.Sugantha Petitioner in WP 36794/2002
Vs
1.The District Educational Officer Chennai (South), Chennai 8.
2.Correspondent Kesari Higher Secondary School T.Nagar, Chennai 17.
3.S.Jayaraj Kesari Higher Secondary School T.Nagar, Chennai 17.
Respondents in both W.Ps.
Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the order passed by the 1st respondent in his proceedings Mu.Mu.No.8409/A2/2000 dated 28.08.2002 and quash the same.
For petitioners : Mr.P.Ganesan For R1 : Mr.S.Pattabiraman, Govt.Advocate For R2 : Ms.P.Mahalakshmi
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C O M M O N O R D E R
These petitions have been filed calling for the records pertaining to the order passed by 1st respondent in his proceedings Mu.Mu.No.8409/A2/2000 dated 28.08.2002 and quash the same.
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now, both Jayaraj and the petitioners have retired.
Under such circumstances, nothing survives in these writ petitions and
accordingly the same are closed. No costs.
09.12.2016
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To
1.The District Educational Officer Chennai (South), Chennai 8. 2.Correspondent Kesari Higher Secondary School T.Nagar, Chennai 17.
P.N.PRAKASH, J.
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W.P Nos.36793 and 36794 of 2002
09.12.2016
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A. Ramalingam
T. S. Sugantha
District Educational Officer Chennai (South)
Correspondent Kesari Higher Secondary School
S. Jayaraj
P. N. Prakash
As recorded by the court registry
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