R.Ghunasekaran v. The State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
In a writ petition, the petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the authorities to verify the authenticity of a Community Certificate produced by a selected candidate and appoint the petitioner to the post of Assistant Professor under the MBC category. The court closed the petition after directions were issued to verify the certificate's genuineness.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition closed as necessary action to verify the community certificate had already been initiated by the authorities.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated: 27.06.2019
Coram:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN
W.P.No.15797 of 2019
and
W.M.P.No.15620 of 2019
R.Ghunasekaran .. Petitioner
Vs.
1. The State of Tamil Nadu
Rep. by Secretary to Government,
Law Department,
Secretariat, Fort St.George,
Chennai-600 009.
2. The Director,
Directorate of Legal Studies,
Purasawalkkam High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.
3. The District Collector,
Coimbatore District,
Coimbatore-641 018.
4. The Chairman,
Teachers Recruitment Board,
4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai,
DPI Campus, College Road,
Chennai-600 006.
5. The Registrar,
Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University,
Raja Annamalaipuram,
Chennai-600 028.
6. The Principal,
Government Law College,
Coimbatore-641 046.
7. The Tahsildar,
Coimbatore (South),
Coimbatore-641 018.
.. Respondents
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to verify the originality of the Community Certificate produced by the eighth respondent before concluding inquiries
Whether the petitioner is to be selected under the MBC category when the verification of the opposing candidate's community status is still pending.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
R.Ghunasekaran
- respondent
The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Secretary to Government Law Department
- respondent
The Director Directorate of Legal Studies
- respondent
The District Collector Coimbatore District
- respondent
The Chairman Teachers Recruitment Board
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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