D.Lakshmikandhan, v. University Grants Commission
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court closed a writ petition challenging the exclusion of Physical Education from a State Eligibility Test notification. Upon standing counsel submitting that Physical Education would be included in the next academic year, the Court discharged the petition.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was closed with no orders as the issue was resolved by the respondent's proposal to include the subject in the next academic year.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED :05.03.2018
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN
W.P.No.335 of 2018
and
WMP.Nos.392 & 393 of 2018
1.D.Lakshmikandhan
2.S.Siranjeevi ..Petitioners
vs
1.University Grants Commission,
rep. by its Chairman,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, ITO,
Metro Gate No.3, New Delhi-110 002.
2.Mother Teresa Women's University,
Rep. by its Registrar,
Attuvampatti, Dindigul District,
Kodaikanal-624 101.
3.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009. .. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the 2017 notification issued by the 2nd respondent as per UGC Letter F4-2/90 (NET) dated 13th June 2017 suffers from the vice of under inclusion classification and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution in so far as the subject Physical Education has not been included in the 2017 notification issued by the 2nd respondent for filling up the posts of Assistant Professors in various subjects in Government and Government Aided Colleges and consequently issue a direction, directing the 1st respondent to forthwith instruct the 2nd respondent to issue a supplementary notification including the subject Physical Education as one of the subjects eligible for Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test (TNSET) to be held by the 2nd respondent on 09.02.2018 or any other subsequent date.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging exclusion of Physical Education from SET notification should be pursued.
Whether the University Grants Commission authorities have proposed to include Physical Education in TNSET for the forthcoming academic year.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
D. Lakshmikandhan
- petitioner
S. Siranjeevi
- respondent
University Grants Commission
- respondent
Mother Teresa Women's University
- respondent
The State of Tamil Nadu
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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