D.S.Gladson v. The Director of Collegiate Education
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Madras High Court writ petition W.P.No.12878 of 2022 (with W.M.P.Nos.12354 and 12356 of 2022), decided 14.08.2025 by C. Kumarappan J.; petitioner D.S.Gladson, Correspondent of Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, versus Director of Collegiate Education (Chennai), The Bishop CSI Kanyakumari Diocese, and Administrative Secretary/Administrative Committee CSI Diocese Office (respondents 2 and 3 did not appear). Prayer: Certiorarified Mandamus under Article 226 to quash minutes of meeting of 23.04.2022 (Item No.3, A.C.003/2022) and restrain disturbance of the petitioner as Correspondent; contested communication Ref.No.B/655/2022 dated 26.04.2022 (Rule 9(2), Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Rules 1976); approval order K.Dis.No.30303/F2/2021 dated 07.10.2021. Outcome: counsel reported the matter infructuous with a court-bundle endorsement; writ petition dismissed as infructuous, no costs, connected miscellaneous petitions closed. No merits decided; no precedents cited.