Petitioner sought mandamus to cancel school permission granted on his leased/mortgaged property, alleging breach of lease terms. The court held the pending civil suit for redemption must first be decided; petitioner may renew his representation after obtaining a decree. Petition disposed.
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W.P(MD)No.10112 of 2018
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 03.09.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA
Writ Petition(MD)No.10112 of 2018
N.S.R. Sethuramachandran
..Petitioner
Vs
1.The Director, The Office Of The Director Of Public Instructions(matriculations), College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai.
2.The Chief Educational Officer, Tallakulam, Madurai-625 002.
3.The Inspector Of Matriculation Schools, Tallakulam, Madurai - 625 002.
4.Dr.C.Chandran
5.P.S.Boopathy Manickam
6.B.Dhanalakshmi
7.Guruji Educational Trust, Rep. By Its Present Trustee, The Respondents Above, 5, 6, Vanamamalai Nagar, Bye Pass Road, Madurai-625 018.
..Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to take suitable and appropriate action on the representation dated 22.5.2017 sent by the petitioner and to rescind or cancel or terminate the
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permission granted to the Respondents 4 to 7 to conduct the school by name Sri Arabindo Mira Matriculation Higher Secondary School or under any other name or style within the property.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.S.Balasubramania Iyer
For Respondents : Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam Govt. Advocate (for R1 & R2)
Mr.S.Selva Aditya for Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai (for R4 and R7)
R5 & R6 – No appearance - unclaimed
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to take suitable and appropriate action on the petitioner’s representation dated 22.05.2017, and to rescind, cancel, or terminate the permission granted to the respondents 4 to 7 to conduct the school in the name of Sri Arabindo Mira Matriculation Higher Secondary School or under any other name or style within the property.
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that the aforesaid persons would take possession of the petitioner’s property under different deeds. As per the arrangement, possession of the property was taken under three different documents:
(b) Mortgage Deed dated 06.02.2002 entered into between the petitioner and the respondents 4 to 7 and Jhansi Rani, under which a portion of the property was taken under Othi for a total consideration of Rs.19 lakhs. They were permitted to put up construction for housing the school building.
(c) Mortgage Deed dated 06.02.2002 entered into between the petitioner and the respondents 4 to 7 and Jhansi Rani, with respect to another portion of the property under Othi for Rs.4 lakhs. Here again, construction was permitted.
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up construction on the vacant land, which was to be used only as a playground. The property was also utilized for school purposes beyond the agreed terms. Further, they had let out the terraced portions of the buildings for the display of placards and signboards without the petitioner’s permission, which was objected to by the petitioner.
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To
1.The Director, The Office Of The Director Of Public Instructions(matriculations), College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai.
2.The Chief Educationalofficer, Tallakulam, Madurai-625 002.
3.The Inspector Of Matriculation Schools, Tallakulam, Madurai - 625 002.
4.Dr.C.Chandran,s/o.Chinnathambi Thevar, 5, 6, Vanamamalai Nagar, Bye Pass Road, Madurai-625 018.
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P.T.ASHA , J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Should educational authorities act on the petitioner's representation and cancel the permission granted to run a school on his property while a redemption suit is pending?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
N.S.R. Sethuramachandran
The Director, The Office Of The Director Of Public Instructions(matriculations), Chennai
The Chief Educational Officer, Tallakulam, Madurai
The Inspector Of Matriculation Schools, Tallakulam, Madurai
Dr.C.Chandran
P.S.Boopathy Manickam
P.T.ASHA
As recorded by the court registry
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