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P.Herbert Jabaraj, S/O. Palraj, v. the Secretary to the Government

Madras HC17 Oct 2025WP/29531/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Withdrawal of writ petition; dismissed as withdrawn; no costs; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of Mandamus; teacher appointments approval; 38 individual appointment orders dated 20.09.2023; representation dated 18.10.2023; redeployment of surplus teachers; needy schools; CSI Madras Dioceses; Dioceses Education Officer; School Education Department Tamil Nadu; Director of School Education; Chief Educational Officers Chennai Thiruvallur Kanchipuram Ranipet Chengalpattu Cuddalore; due promotion; letter dated 15.10.2025 to Registry; endorsement; High Court of Judicature at Madras; W.P.No.29531 of 2024; A.D. Jagadish Chandira J.; decision dated 17.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn with no costs; no merits relief granted. ¶¶64

P.Herbert Jabaraj, S/O. Palraj, Vs the Secretary to… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn with no costs; no merits relief granted.

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 1 to 8 should be directed to take necessary steps on the petitioner's representation dated 18.10.2023, which requested the authorities not to approve the 38 individual appointment orders dated 20.09.2023 issued by the 12th respondent in favour of respondents 14 to 51 (allegedly without redeployment procedures for surplus teachers), and to grant the petitioner due promotion. (Issue not adjudicated; petition withdrawn.)

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Ratio / Principle

Since learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition (with a letter dated 15.10.2025 circulated to the Registry and an endorsement made), the Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn, with no costs. No finding was recorded on the merits.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J.), W.P.No.29531 of 2024, P.Herbert Jabaraj v. The Secretary to the Government, School Education Department and others (decided 17.10.2025). The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India sought a writ of Mandamus directing respondents 1 to 8 to take necessary steps on the petitioner's representation dated 18.10.2023, whereby he requested the authorities not to approve 38 individual appointment orders dated 20.09.2023 issued by the 12th respondent (CSI Madras Dioceses) in favour of respondents 14 to 51, alleging that no redeployment procedures were followed for relocating surplus teachers to needy schools, and to grant the petitioner due promotion. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition, having circulated a letter dated 15.10.2025 to the Registry and made an endorsement to that effect. The Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with no costs. No adjudication on merits; no precedent value on the appointment/redeployment question.

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W.P.No.29531 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 17.10.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

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W.P.No.29531 of 2024

P.Herbert Jabaraj

... Petitioner

Vs.

The Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai 600 009.

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2.The Director of School Education, School Education Department, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

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3.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Chennai District, Presidency Girls Hr Sec School Campus, E Spur Tank Road,

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Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

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4.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Thiruvallur District, Chinna Ekkadu, Jaya Nagar, Thiruvallur District. 602 001.

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5.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Kanchipuram District, Dr.P.S. Srinivasan Municipal School Campus,

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Ennaikkaran Street, Kanchpuram, Kanchipuram District. 631 501.

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6.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Ranipet District, Muthukadai, Ranipet, Ranipet District. 632 401.

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7.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Chengalpattu District, Govt Girls Hr. Sec. School Campus, Alagesan Nagar, Jck Nagar, Ammanampakkam, Chengalpattu District.

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8.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Cuddalure District, Penniyar Salai, Dhathchinamoorthy Road, Cuddalure, Cudalure District. 607 001.

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9.The Deputy Moderator, The Synod Secretariat, CSI Centre, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014

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10.The General Secretary, CSI, The Synod Secretariat, CSI Centre, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014,

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11.The Secretary, MDC, (Madras Dioceses Counsel) CSI Madras Dioceses, No.224, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086

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12.The Dioceses Education Officer, CSI Madras Dioceses,

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No.224, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086

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13.The E.Board Convener, CSI Madras Dioceses, No.224, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086

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14.Lenal Kanmani

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15.Deva Kumari

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16.Sunil 17.Jeyapal 18.Suji

19.W.Kumar

20.Gopi

21.Daniel Dayanithi

22.Arun Prasad

23.Sunitha Kumar

24.Pricilla Jasmin

25.Anitha

26Mercy

27Clement

28.Ebi

29.Jebaclin

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30.Leena Pon Ezhilarasi 31.Leo Ganaraj 32.Kavitha 33.Deepa 34Gladis Thamgamary 35Neethimozhi 36Kumari 37.Divya 38.Asha . 39Murugadas 40.Yesuraj 41.Parisutham 42.Justin 43.Stephy 44.Sathya 45.Anitha 46.Reena 47.Preetha Selva Kumari 48.Sofia 49.Rajesh 4/9

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...Respondents

50.Roxon Samuel

51.Gnanamani

Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents 1 to 8 to take necessary steps to consider the Petitioner representation dated 18.10.2023 whereby requesting the authorities not to approve the 38 individual appointment orders dated 20.09.2023 issued by the 12thRespondent to and in favour of the Respondents 14 to 51 herein since no redeployment procedures were followed by relocating the surplus teachers to the needy Schools and to grant me due promotion.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Prabhakaran, Govt. Advocate for R.1 to R.8. : Mr.M.Andrew Vivek for R.11 & R.12. : Mr.M.Kempraj for R.19, R.34 & R.40. : No Appearance for R.13 to R.18, R.20 to R.24, R.26 to R.31, R.39, R.46, R.48, R.50 &. R51. : Not ready in notice R.9, R.10 R.25, R.32 R.33, R.35 to R38, R.41 to R.45, R.47 to R.49.

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O R D E R

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When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the

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petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition. He has circulated a letter dated 15.10.2025 to that effect to the Registry of this

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Court and also made an endorsement to the said effect.

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2. In view of the above, this Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.

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17.10.2025

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Index : Yes/No Speaking Order: Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No (shr)

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The Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai 600 009.

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2.The Director of School Education, School Education Department, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

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3.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Chennai District,

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Presidency Girls Hr Sec School Campus, E Spur Tank Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

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4.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Thiruvallur District, Chinna Ekkadu, Jaya Nagar, Thiruvallur District. 602 001.

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5.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Kanchipuram District, Dr.P.S. Srinivasan Municipal School Campus, Ennaikkaran Street, Kanchpuram, Kanchipuram District. 631 501.

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6.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Ranipet District, Muthukadai, Ranipet, Ranipet District. 632 401.

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7.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Chengalpattu District, Govt Girls Hr. Sec. School Campus, Alagesan Nagar, Jck Nagar, Ammanampakkam, Chengalpattu District.

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8.The Chief Educational Officer, Office of the CEO of Cuddalure District, Penniyar Salai, Dhathchinamoorthy Road, Cuddalure, Cudalure District. 607 001.

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9.The Deputy Moderator, The Synod Secretariat, CSI Centre, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014

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10.The General Secretary, CSI,

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The Synod Secretariat, CSI Centre, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014,

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11.The Secretary, MDC, (Madras Dioceses Counsel) CSI Madras Dioceses, No.224, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086 12.The Dioceses Education Officer, CSI Madras Dioceses, No.224, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086

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13.The E.Board Convener, CSI Madras Dioceses, No.224, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA. J.,

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(shr)