Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous because the petitioner had attained superannuation, rendering the claim for promotion moot.
Writ petition dismissed as infructuous; no costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.06.2018
C O R A M
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU
W.P.No.41133 of 2002
and W.P.M.P.No.520 of 2007
Dr.G.Anantha Padmanabhan
... Petitioner
Vs.
Guru Nanak College
Velachery Road, Velachery, Chennai-600 042.
Guru Nanak College
[A Unit of Guru Nanak Educational Society(Regd.)]
Velachery Road, Velachery, Chennai-600 042.
Reader-Department of Commerce Guru Nanak College
[A Unit of Guru Nanak Educational Society(Regd.)]
Velachery Road, Velachery, Chennai-600 042. ... Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pursuant to the impugned order passed by the fourth respondent in Circular dated 05.11.2002 and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Principal in the first respondent college.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Premnarayan
For Mr.M.Saravana Kumar
For Respondents : Mr.K.Shakespear [For R1& R4] Mr.S.Kamaleshkumar [For R3]
O R D E R
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that due to passage of time the petitioner has attained superannuation and nothing remains for consideration for grant of the reliefs sought in this writ petition and hence, the writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous and he also made an endorsement to that effect.
2.Recording the same, this writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
+1cc to Government Pleader, S.R.No.37010
W.P.No.41133 of 2002
BS(CO) ASK(11/07/2018)
Dr.G.Anantha Padmanabhan
The Secretary and Correspondent, Guru Nanak College
The President, Guru Nanak College
The Director of Collegiate Education
Mr.John Morais
P.D.Audikeshavalu
As recorded by the court registry
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