Writ petition challenging the appointment of the fifth respondent as handball coach by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu on the ground that bogus certificates were submitted. The court found no clinching evidence and disputed questions of fact, and dismissed the petition.
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W.P.(MD)No.7872 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 03.11.2025
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
W.P.(MD)No.7872 of 2023
and
W.M.P.(MD)Nos.7293 to 7295 of 2023
Josphin Mary : Petitioner
Vs.
The Member Secretary,
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,
Raja Muthiah Road,
Periyamet,
chennai – 600 003.
2.Handball Association of India,
C1/8, Nirala Nagar,
Lacknow,
Uttar Pradesh.
3.Handball Federation of India,
24A, Nanak Nagar,
Pipliya Rao,
Indore, Madhya Pradesh – 425 001.
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4.Handball Association of Tamil Nadu,
SDAT Indoor Stadium, Sydenhams Road, Periyamedu,
Chennai – 3.
5.Sharmila : Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records possessed by the first respondent relating tot he proceedings of reference in Notification No.10730/HR1/20223 dated 03.03.2023 and all its connected records culminating in the appointment of fifth respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the first respondent to appoint the petitioner in the post of hand ball coach (BC women).
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ananthapdmanabhan
Senior Counsel for M/s.APN Law Associates For Respondent No.1 : Ms.N.S.Tanvi For Respondents 2 & 3 : No appearance For Respondent No.4 : Mr.M.Kannan For Respondent No.5 : Mr.G.Mohan Kumar
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O R D E R
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This Writ Petition is filed challenging the appointment of the fifth respondent as a handball coach by the first respondent. The fifth respondent was appointed as a handball coach by the first respondent pursuant to the impugned proceedings of the first respondent dated 03.03.2023.
2. The petitioner claims that the fifth respondent had submitted bogus certificates issued by the third and fourth respondents for the purpose of getting appointed as a handball coach.
3. A counter affidavit has been filed by the fourth respondent before this Court, where they have stated that the certificates issued by them to the fifth respondent are genuine ones. Only by submitting the certificates issued by the fourth respondent, the fifth respondent got himself appointed to the post of handball coach.
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4. It is also contended by the fifth respondent that the player registration form filed by the petitioner along with this Writ Petition is a bogus one.
5. Before this Court, the petitioner has not produced any clinching / conclusive evidence to prove that the fifth respondent had submitted bogus certificates for the purpose of getting appointed as a handball coach. The official respondents have also stated through their respective counters that the fifth respondent had submitted only genuine certificates to enable the fifth respondent to get appointed as a handball coach. When there is no clinching / conclusive evidence placed on record by the petitioner to prove that the fifth respondent had secured employment as a handball coach by furnishing bogus documents and that too, when the official respondents have themselves not admitted the contention of the petitioner, the question of entertaining this Writ Petition does not arise, since there are disputed questions of facts and law involved and that too, when there is no clinching / conclusive to prove that the fifth respondent has submitted bogus certificates, this Court does not find any merit in this Writ Petition.
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Index :Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes/No MR
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To
1.The Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Raja Muthiah Road, Periyamet,
chennai – 600 003.
2.Handball Association of India, C1/8, Nirala Nagar, Lacknow,
Uttar Pradesh.
3.Handball Federation of India, 24A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao,
Indore, Madhya Pradesh – 425 001.
4.Handball Association of Tamil Nadu, SDAT Indoor Stadium, Sydenhams Road, Periyamedu, Chennai – 3.
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ABDUL QUDDHOSE., J.
MR
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the fifth respondent's appointment as handball coach was secured by submitting bogus certificates.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Josphin Mary
State through, The Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu
Handball Association of India
Handball Federation of India
Handball Association of Tamil Nadu
Sharmila
Abdul Quddhose
As recorded by the court registry
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