S.Vasantha, v. the State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (certiorari) under Article 226 of Constitution of India by 21 college teachers/guest lecturers challenging State of Tamil Nadu G.O.Ms.No.248 Higher Education (F2) dated 08.11.2022 and Teacher Recruitment Board recruitment Notification No.04/2025 dated 16.10.2025 superseding Notification No.02/2024 dated 14.03.2024; prayer amended on 03.02.2026 (WMP No.53562 of 2025); identical notification already disposed of at Madurai Bench (W.P (MD) No.31564 of 2025, dismissed 19.12.2025; confirmed in W.A (MD) No.89 of 2026 on 02.02.2026); petition dismissed, no costs, miscellaneous petitions closed.
What did the court decide?
Since the very same impugned Notification No.04/2025 dated 16.10.2025 had already been challenged before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court in W.P (MD) No.31564 of 2025 and dismissed by order dated 19.12.2025, and the Division Bench confirmed that dismissal in W.A (MD) No.89 of 2026 by order dated 02.02.2026, nothing survives for further adjudication in this matter; accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed, with no costs, and connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.