Dr.Balasubramanian Periyasamy v. The Chairman
Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India – Mandamus
Case brief
What is this about?
Dr. Balasubramanian Periyasamy filed W.P.No.13958 of 2021 before the High Court of Judicature at Madras (T. Vinod Kumar, J.) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus against VSB Engineering College (R1), with Anna University (R2) and AICTE (R3) as other respondents, for return of original certificates collected on 24.01.2021 at a teaching staff recruitment interview in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Counsel for the petitioner reported during hearing that the certificates had been returned under acknowledgment; the first respondent's affidavit recording receipt by petitioner's counsel on 21.09.2021 was taken on record. By order dated 09.01.2026 the Court held the petitioner's grievance addressed and closed the writ petition with no costs. No precedent was cited or discussed; no impugned order was identified (the challenge was to retention of certificates). No appearance was recorded for R2.