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V.Thirumal v. The Government of Puducherry

Madras HC14 Aug 2025WP/10572/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Article 226 Constitution of India; Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus; in-service candidates quota; B.V.Sc & A H admission; Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research (RIVER), Puducherry; Veterinary Council of India; Office Memorandum No.029523/CS (AH)/2021/514 dated 24.02.2022; Government of Puducherry Department of Animal Husbandry; writ petition closed, no costs; petitioner about to retire; merits not adjudicated; Madras High Court, judgment dated 14.08.2025.

What did the court decide?

None; the Writ Petition was closed with no costs after counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is about to retire from service and nothing survives in the petition. ¶23

V.Thirumal Vs The Government of Puducherry — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.No.10572 of 2022

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED :14.08.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

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V.Thirumal ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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The Government of Puducherry, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry.

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The Director, Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Puducherry.

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The Dean, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research Institute (RIVER), Kurumbapet, Puducherry – 9.

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The Veterinary Council of India (VCI), Rep. by Secretary, August Krandy Bhavan, A Wing, 2^nd Floor, Pika Kama Place, New Delhi – 110 066. ... Respondents

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of impugned order dated 24.02.2022 made in Office Memorandum No.029523/CS (AH)/2021/514 issued by the first respondent and quash the same, consequently direct the respondents to provide the quota for in-service candidates and to admit the petitioner for the course fo B.V.Sc & A H under the quota for in-service candidates for the academic year 2022-2023.

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For Petitioners : Mr.K.Balu For Respondents : Mr.J.Kumaran, Additional Government Pleader (Puducherry) (for R1 to R3) No appearance (for R4) *****

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O R D E R

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The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is about to retire from service. Therefore, nothing survives in the present Writ Petition.

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