V.Chandrakanth Prasath v. the Government of Tamilnadu
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Withdrawal/dismissal-as-withdrawn order, Madras High Court, single judge (Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.), dated 06.01.2025. Petitioners V.Chandrakanth Prasath, S.Sumathi and L.Jayaraman (counsel: M.Ravi) had sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 directing the Joint Director of School Education (Higher Secondary Education) to include their names in the panel for promotion as P.G. Assistant (Mathematics) as on 01.01.2011 published in Na.Ka.No.109946/W2/E1/2010, dated 09.06.2011, with reference to their date of joining as B.T.Assistant (Mathematics), and to promote them with consequential service and monetary benefits. Before adjudication, counsel sought permission to withdraw with an endorsement in the Court bundle; the Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn, closed connected miscellaneous petitions (M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2011 and 1 of 2012) and ordered no costs. No precedents cited, no quantum, no merits holding. Respondents: Government of Tamil Nadu (School Education Department), Director of School Education, Joint Director of School Education (Higher Secondary Education), M.Shanmugam, A.Gopalan, A.Kasthuri; counsel: K.H.Ravikumar (Government Advocate, R1–R3), M.Nandakumar (R5), T.Sundaravadanan (R6); no counsel listed for R4.