S.Elangovan, S/o.Saminathan v. Government of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; WP No. 11469 of 2017; WMP Nos. 12451 and 12452 of 2017; dismissed as withdrawn; endorsement that nothing further survives; Article 226; writ of certiorarified mandamus; feeder category ratio; promotion to Higher Secondary Headmaster; Rule 2(b)(i); Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service; G.O.Ms. No.720 dated 28.04.1981; G.O.Ms. No.542 dated 29.06.1994; Na.Ka.89560/W1/E1/2016; consequential order dated 30.12.2016; panel dated 23.03.2017; ratio 1:8; High School Headmasters; PG Assistants; Tamil Nadu School Education Department; Director of School Education; Joint Director (Higher Secondary); Anita Sumanth; Mummineni Sudheer Kumar; no costs; 27-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Recording the endorsement of the petitioner's counsel that nothing further survives in the Writ Petition, the Court dismissed the Writ Petition and the connected Miscellaneous Petitions as withdrawn, with no costs. No substantive question on the feeder-category ratio was adjudicated.