High Court ordered closure of pending special tribunal appeal and writ appeal matters regarding college regulation orders. Liberty granted to reopen after Supreme Court's decision on the underlying special leave petition.
Appeals closed with liberty to reopen after Supreme Court's decision; interim stay noted.
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S.T.A.(MD).No.1 of 2022
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Dated : 29.10.2025
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
S.T.A(MD)No.1 of 2022 and W.A.(MD) No. 1481 of 2022
Vs.
The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by its Secretary, Higher Education (D2) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600009.
... Respondent/Impugned Order – Issuing Authority
2. V.Lekshmanpillai
(R2 is impleaded vide Court order dated 08.04.2022 made in CMP (MD) No. 3241/22 in STA(MD) No.1 of 2022 by RSMJ and NSKJ)
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PRAYER:- Special Tribunal Appeal is filed under Section 14-B of the Tamil
Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976 to set aside the order of the 1st
respondent in G.O.(St.)No.257 Higher Education (D2) Department dated 15.12.2021.
For Appellant : Mr.K.N.Thampi For Respondent : Mr.M.Sarangan
Additional Government Pleader for R1 : Mr.C.Godwin for R2
W.A.(MD) No. 1481 of 2022
Lekshmipuram College Society, (No.10/1964), and Lekshmipuram College of Arts and Science, Neyyoor,
Kanyakumari District. Pin 629 802.
-- Appellants/Petitioners/ Proposed Respondents 2 & 3
--Vs--
Eraniel, Neyyoor Post, Kanyakumari District.
-- 1st Respondent/1st Respondent/ Petitioner
Respondent/ Sole Respondent
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...Respondents
3 rd and 4th respondents are impleaded as per the order of this Court dated 19.09.2023 made in C.M.P.(MD) No. 10735 of 2023 in W.A.(MD) No. 1481 of 2022 by ASMJ and RVJ.
PRAYER:- Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent Act to set aside the order dated 13.09.2022 passed in W.M.P.(MD) No. 15510 of 2022 in W.P.(MD) No. 19756 of 2022, insofar as the same is objected to herein, allowing the writ appeal.
For Appellant : Mr.K.N.Thampi For Respondents : Mr. S.Poornachandran for R1 Mr. R.Baskaran, AAG - 6 Asst. by Mr.M.Sarangan for R2 to R4
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by P.VELMURUGAN. J .,)
The subject matter is pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s)32305 of 2025, in which, an interim stay has also been granted and the said stay is still in force.
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open this case after the matter is decided by the Hon'be Apex Court.
[P.V.J,] [K.K.R.K.J,]
29.10.2025
Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No
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P.VELMURUGAN, J and K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
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S.T.A(MD)No.1 of 2022 and W.A.(MD) No. 1481 of 2022
29.10.2025
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Lekshmipuram College Society
V.Lekshmanpillai
State of Tamilnadu
District Registrar, Kanyakumari
Director of Collegiate Education
Joint Director of Collegiate Education
P.Velmurugan
K.K.Ramakrishnan
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
