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Anthony Jayakumar v. The Director of School Education

Madras HC22 Jun 2026WP/20878/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Madras High Court; W.P.No.20878 of 2021 and WMP.No.22145 of 2021; dismissed as withdrawn; withdrawal of writ petition; Article 226; writ of certiorarified mandamus; Tamil Nadu School Education Department; Director of School Education; Chief Educational Officer Thiruvannamalai; District Educational Officer Cheyyar; Sirumalar High School Madurampattu; RCM Schools Vellore Diocese; Secondary Grade Teacher post upgradation; Graduate Assistant Science approval; grant-in-aid; no costs; T. Vinod Kumar J.; 22.06.2026.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the Writ Petition; no substantive relief granted. ¶32

Anthony Jayakumar Vs The Director of School Education — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.No.20878 of 2021

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 22.06.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

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W.P.No.20878 of 2021

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and

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WMP.No.22145 of 2021

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Anthony Jayakumar S/o. Kulandai Yeasu, No. 424, Madha Kovil Street, Mekkalur Village and Post, Kilpennathur Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District.

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Petitioner(s)

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The Director of School Education DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 6.

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2.The Chief Educational Officer TNAP Government School Complex, Vada Veethi, Subramaniar Koil Street, Thiruvannamalai - 606 901.

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3.The District Educational Officer Thiruvannamalai.

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4.The District Educational Officer, Cheyyar, Thiruvannamalai District - 604 407.

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1/5

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.20878 of 2021

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5.The Manager RCM, Schools, Vellore Diocese, No. 34, Anna Salai (Officers Line), Vellore - 1.

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6.The Correspondent Sirumalar High School, Madurampattu, Thiruvannamalai - 606 804.

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Respondent(s)

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Prayer: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the order 31.01.2018 passed by the 3^rd respondent in Na.Ka.No.5223 / A5 / 2017 and the order dated 06.11.2019 in Na. Ka.No. 2432 / E1 / 2019 and the order dated 29.01.2020 in Na. Ka. No.2432 / E1 / 2019 both passed by the 2^nd respondent quash the same and consequently direct to the Respondents 1-4 to upgrade the post of the Secondary Grade Teacher which fill vacant in the 6th respondent School with effect from 01.06.2016 due to the Superannuation of the Teacher as Graduate Assistant Teaching in Science and to approve the proposal sent by the 5^th and 6^th respondents for approval of the petitioner as Graduate Assistant in Science in the 6^th respondent school with effect from 04.08.2017 with grant-in-aid and all other consequential benefits within a specified time as may be fixed by this Court.

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2/5

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.20878 of 2021

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Manogaran

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For Respondent(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha for R1 to R4 Additional Government Pleader

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ORDER

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When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the

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petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition and he has also circulated a letter dated 18.06.2026 to the Registry enclosing the letter received from the petitioner. He has also made an endorsement on the bundle to that effect.

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