Petitioners, students of two Jains schools, sought a writ directing exemption from implementing the Tamil Learning Act to write Hindu as Part-I language. The High Court dismissed both writ petitions as infructuous following counsel's submission and an endorsement to that effect by the petitioners.
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W.P.Nos.6159 & 6182 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.07.2023
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE N.MALA
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7. Preethi L.
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and Natural Guardian Vishnu Bahadur J
22. Bhavana L
Minor represented by Father and Natural Guardian Lakshmi Narayanan
Minor represented by Father and Natural Guardian Tararam
Minor represented by Father and Natural Guardian Mangalaram
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(Petitioners 1 to 25 above are all Students of Sri Mahaveer Jain Higher Secondary School, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai - 600 019) ..Petitioners
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... Respondents
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Minor represented by Father and Natural Guardian R.Velayutham
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Minor represented by Father and Natural GuardianGanjanan Sharma
20. Sachin Kumar K
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Minor represented by Father and Natural Guardian Karthikeyan
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and Natural Guardian Amar Singh
(Petitioners 1 to 38 above are all Students of Shree A.G.Jain Higher Secondary school, Sowcarpet, Chennai - 600 079) ..Petitioners
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Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to grant the petitioners with exemption from implementation of the Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006 and thereby exempt the petitioners from taking Tamil as part-i language and to permit the petitioners to write Hindu as Part-I language in the ensuing Board Examination for X Standard for the academic Year 2018-19.
For Petitioners in both the W.Ps : Ms.Dakshayani Reddy For Respondents in both the W.Ps. : Mr.E.Vijay Anand, Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R5 No appearance for R6
COMMON O R D E R
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue involved in these writ petitions has become infructuous and hence, the writ petitions may be dismissed as infructuous. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also made an endorsement to that effect.
Petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
(J.N.B,J.) (N.M., J.)
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J. NISHA BANU, J. and N.MALA,J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petitions seeking exemption from Tamil as a part-I language have become infructuous.
Anthima.S. and 24 others
Abhishek V. and 27 others
State of Tamil Nadu
Sri Mahaveer Jain Higher Secondary School
Shree A.G.Jain Higher Secondary school
Nisha Banu
Mala
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
