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A.Karunakaran, v. The Secretary to Government

Madras HC17 Feb 2026WP/25615/2014

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; W.P.No.25615 of 2014; M.P.No.1 of 2014; Hemant Chandangoudar, J.; 17.02.2026; writ petition dismissed as abated; death of petitioner during pendency (died 16.05.2025); legal heirs (sister and mother) declined to prosecute via e-mail dated 15.02.2026; certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; office order No.A/13/1/WPTC/2009/A/volume II/77 dated 23.04.2013; consequential office order No.WPTC/Cash/B/2014/15/396 dated 03.09.2014; PIPMATE Society; Women's Polytechnic College Lawspet; AICTE; no order as to costs; no precedent cited; substantive issue left undecided.

What did the court decide?

None — writ petition dismissed as abated after the petitioner's death; the challenged office orders were not adjudicated. ¶27

A.Karunakaran, Vs The Secretary to Government — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.No.25615 of 2014

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 17.02.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P.No.25615 of 2014 and

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M.P.No.1 of 2014

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A.Karunakaran S/o.Arumugam

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... Petitioner

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vs.

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The Secretary to Government (Education)-cum-Chairman Puducherry Institute of Post Matric Technical Education (PIPMATE) Society Chief Secretariat, Government of Puducherry Goubert Avenue, Puducherry – 605 001.

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The Member Secretary Puducherry Institute of Post Matric Technical Education (PIPMATE) Society Lawpet, Puducherry – 605 008.

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The Principal Women’s Polytechnic College Lawspet, Puducherry – 605 008.

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The Member Secretary All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) 7^th Floor, Chanderlok Building Connought Place Janpath, Delhi – 110 001. … Respondents

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Page Nos.1/4

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

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W.P.No.25615 of 2014

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the 3^rd respondent in its office order No.A/13/1/WPTC/2009/A/volume II/77 dated 23.04.2013 and the consequential office order No.WPTC/Cash/B/2014/15/396 dated 03.09.2014 and quash the same.

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For Petitioner : Ms.Jayasakthi .R For Respondents : Ms.Sharada Vivek Additional Government Pleader Mr.T.M.Naveen, for R2 & R3 Mr.B.Babu Manohar Senior Central Government Standing Counsel for R4 *********

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O R D E R

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Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, Ms.Jayasakthi .R,

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learned counsel, placed on record the electronic mail dated 15.02.2026 sent by

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the sister of the deceased petitioner, wherein it is stated that the deceased petitioner died on 16.05.2025, while the writ petition was pending and that the petitioner's sister and mother, who are the legalheirs of the deceased, do not wish to prosecute the case. The electronic mail dated 15.02.2026 sent by the sister of the deceased petitioner is taken on record.

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Page Nos.2/4

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

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W.P.No.25615 of 2014

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In view of the above, the Writ Petition stands dismissed as abated.

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Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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17.02.2026

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Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No Speaking / Non-speaking mk

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The Secretary to Government (Education)-cum-Chairman Puducherry Institute of Post Matric Technical Education (PIPMATE) Society Chief Secretariat, Government of Puducherry Goubert Avenue, Puducherry – 605 001.

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