P.Kandasamy Vs the Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

P.Kandasamy Vs the Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

W.P.Nos.15230 & 15231 of 2010

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.06.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

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P.Kandasamy S/o. M.Palani 268/12, Udayam Colony, 18^th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai – 600 040.

... Petitioner in W.P.No.15230/2010

Dr.E.Natarajan, S/o. A.Eranan, 2/698, V.O.C. Nagar, Sulakkaraimedu, Virudhunagar – 626 003.

... Petitioner in W.P.No.15231/2010

vs

The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

The Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

P.K.Padmanathan, Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

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P.Kamaraj,

Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

B.Suthakar, Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

R.Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

G.Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor, (Soil & Water Conservation), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

P.Vijayakumary, Assistant Professor, (Bio-Energy), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

… Respondents in both writ petitions

Prayer in W.P.No.15230/2010 : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of

the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the first respondent relating to Advertisements No.R3/1/2008 dated 07.07.2008, 10.09.2008 and 02.09.2009 for selection to the posts of Assistant Professors both under Regular vacancies as well as Backlog vacancies in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in the faculty of Agricultural Engineering and quash the same and direct the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner for the post of Assistant Professor in the faculty of Agricultural Engineering and pass orders.

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W.P.Nos.15230 & 15231 of 2010 Prayer in W.P.No.15231/2010 : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the first respondent relating to Advertisements No.R3/1/2008 dated 07.07.2008, 10.09.2008 and 02.09.2009 for selection to the posts of Assistant Professors (Regular vacancies) in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and quash the same and direct the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner for the post of Assistant Professor in the faculty of Agricultural Engineering and pass orders.

For Petitioner in both petitions : Mr.D.Praveen For Respondents in both petitions : Mr.S.Manikandan for R1 & R2 : Batta due for R3 to R8

C O M M O N O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court

to withdraw these petitions and also made an endorsement to that effect.

Recording the submission and endorsement made by the learned

counsel for the petitioner, these writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs.

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To

The Registrar,

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

The Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

P.K.Padmanathan, Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

P.Kamaraj, Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

B.Suthakar,

Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

R.Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor, (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

G.Thiyagarajan,

Assistant Professor, (Soil & Water Conservation), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

P.Vijayakumary, Assistant Professor, (Bio-Energy), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3.

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T. VINOD KUMAR, J.

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