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K.Ranjith Murugan v. The Director of School Education

Madras HC1 Aug 2025WP(MD)/20638/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Suspension revoked and employee reinstated with inter-district transfer by Joint Director of School Education (Personnel); impugned order 14.07.2025 (Na.Ka.No.19683/A4/E2/2025); order subsequently recalled on 31.07.2025; writ petition under Article 226 closed as infructuous; no costs; connected W.M.P(MD) No.15974 of 2025 closed; respondents include Director of School Education, CEO and DEO Tenkasi; advocates T.Pon Ramkumar (petitioner), M.Sidharthan AGP (R1–R4).

What did the court decide?

None; the writ petition was closed as nothing survived for adjudication following recall of the impugned order, with no order as to costs, and the connected Miscellaneous Petition was also closed. ¶28

K.Ranjith Murugan Vs The Director of School Education — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.(MD).No.20638 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 01.08.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

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W.P(MD)No.20638 of 2025 and

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W.M.P(MD) No.15974 of 2025

K.Ranjith Murugan

... Petitioner

Vs.

The Director of School Education, DPI Complex,

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College Road, Chennai – 6.

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The Joint Director of School Education, (Personnel)

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DPI Complex, College Road,

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Chennai – 6.

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The Chief Educational Officer, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

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The District Educational Officer (Secondary) Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

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L.Rajini Chief Educational Officer, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

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... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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to impugned order in Na.Ka.No.19683/A4/E2/2025, dated 14.07.2025 of the second respondent herein and quash the same.

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For Petitioner : Mr.T.Pon Ramkumar For R1 to R4 : Mr.M.Sidharthan Additional Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the second respondent dated 14.07.2025, whereby the writ petitioner's suspension was revoked and reinstated in service by transferring him to another district.

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By way of proceedings dated 31.07.2025, the said order has been recalled. Hence, nothing survives to be adjudicated in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition stands closed.

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01.08.2025

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No ebsi

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