A joint order dismissing four writ petitions filed by private schools challenging the Private School Fee Determining Committee order. The court accepted counsel's submission that the petitions became infructuous as the relevant fee period was over and dismissed them as withdrawn.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated:20.07.2017
Coram
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL AND THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU
W.P.Nos.18610 to 18613 of 2013 and M.P.Nos.1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 & 2 of 2013
St Mary's Matriculation Boys Higher Secondary School (31789) Rep. By its Correspondent, Sri.L.Palamalai IAS (Retd) No.117, Raghavan Street, Perambur, Chennai .. Petitioner in WP.18610 of 2013
St Mary's Matriculation Girls Higher Secondary School (31790) Rep. By its Correspondent, Sri.L.Palamalai IAS (Retd) No.37, Maduraisamy Madan Street, Perambur, Chennai .. Petitioner in WP.18611 of 2013
St Mary's Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Redhills (31267) Sri.L.Palamalai IAS (Retd) No.2/537, Tiruvallur Koot Road, Redhills, Chennai .. Petitioner in WP.18612 of 2013
St Mary's Nursery and Primary School Kodungaiyur (31363) Rep. By its Correspondent, Sri.L.Palamalai IAS (Retd) No.5, Evereay Colony, Kodungaiyur, Chennai .. Petitioner in WP.18613 of 2013 Vs.
Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the Private School Fee Determining Committee, pertaining to the order of fixation of fee structure dated 10.10.2012, on the file of the 2nd respondent and quash the same, in so far as it relates to the petitioner school and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner school to follow the proposed fee structure during the personal hearing on 26.09.2012 for the academic years 2012-13; 2013-14; 2014-15.
For Petitioner in all WPs : Mr.V.Shanmugham
For Respondents in all WPs : Mr.Sanjay Gandhi Special Government Pleader COMMON ORDER [Order of the Court was made by M.VENUGOPAL, J.]
The Learned Counsel for the Petitioner has made the following endorsement in the W.P.Nos.18610 to 18613 of 2013: “It is respectfully submitted that the impugned order of the fee committee fixing the fees for the period 2011 to 2014. Since the period is over, the petitions have become infructuous. It is humbly prayed that the petitioner may be permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to challenge subsequent order if any.”
Assistant Registrar(CS II)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
Sgl
To
W.P.Nos.18610 to 18613 of 2013
SS(CO)
CS/02/08/17
St Mary's Matriculation Boys Higher Secondary School
St Mary's Matriculation Girls Higher Secondary School
St Mary's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Redhills
St Mary's Nursery and Primary School Kodungaiyur
Government of Tamil Nadu
Private School Fee Determining Committee
M. VENUGOPAL
P.D. AUDIKESAVALU
As recorded by the court registry
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