The single judge of the Madras High Court recorded the counsel's submission that subsequent developments made the writ petitions infructuous. Consequently, the court dismissed both writ petitions ex debito justitiae.
Writ petitions dismissed as infructuous with no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.
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In the High Court of Judicature at Madras
Dated : 29.06.2017
Coram :
The Honourable Mr.Justice S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
W.P. Nos.40305 & 40306 of 2002 and
W.P.M.P.Nos.59823 & 59824 of 2002
Vs 1. The Director of Secondary Education, Chennai-600 006. 2. The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai-600 006. 3. The Director Elementary Educational officer, Thirunelveli. 4. The Director Elementary Educational Officer, Dharmapuri.
Petitions filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus or any other order or direction in the nature of a Writ, calling for the records relating to the impugned order of Transfer issued by the 4th respondent in Na.Ka.No.5996/A1/2001 dated
19.09.2002 quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to follow the norms prescribed in G.O.Ms.525 dated 29.12.1997.
R6 : No Appearance
COMMON ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that due to subsequent development nothing survives for further adjudication in these writ petitions and hence, these writ petitions may be dismissed as infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to the said effect.
LRS(CO) GN(02/08/2017)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petitions challenging a transfer order are maintainable given the petitioners' submission that subsequent developments render them infructuous.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
A.Jannet Mary
A.Ravi Irudayakumar
The Director of Secondary Education, Chennai
The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai
The Director Elementary Educational officer, Thirunelveli
The Director Elementary Educational Officer, Dharmapuri
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
As recorded by the court registry
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