Writ petitions filed by a student challenging eligibility criteria for IISERs and petitioning for admission were dismissed by the High Court of Madras as infructuous following a successful mention on the same file that the reliefs sought could no longer be granted.
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W.P.Nos.34445 and 34446 of 2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 15.03.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ
W.P.Nos.34445 and 34446 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015
Master Adarsh Srinivasan Rep. by his Mother and Natural Guardian Jayashree Srinivasan
... Petitioner in both W.Ps.
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4. The Convener,
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012.
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10. The Registrar,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Trivandrum, College of Engineering Trivandrum Campus, Trivandrum - 695016, Kerala State.
... Respondents in both W.Ps.
PRAYER IN W.P.NO.34445 OF 2015: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, to declare that the condition "Students holding PIO, OCI are not eligible" mentioned in the Notifications dated 12.07.2015 and 13.07.2014 on the file of the fourth respondent herein as ultravires the Constitution and violative of the statutory provisions in the Citizenship Act, 1955 and declare it as null and void.
(Prayer amended as per order dated 27.01.2016 by M.M.S.J. in W.M.P.No.226 of 2016 in W.P.No.34445 of 2015)
PRAYER IN W.P.NO.34446 OF 2015: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1, 3, 4, 5 (IISc) and 6 to 10 (all IISERs) to consider the petitioner's representation dated 18.07.2015 and 18.09.2015 before issuing the admission prospectus for the academic year 2016-17.
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For Petitioner : M/s.T.Sathiyamoorthy
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When the matters are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the relief sought for in these Writ Petitions have become infructuous and hence, nothing survives for further adjudication. Therefore, the same may be dismissed as infructuous. To that effect, he has also made an endorsement in the bundle.
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Master Adarsh Srinivasan
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology
Convener, Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
The Registrar, Indian Institute of Science
M.Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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