P.Kandasamy v. The Registrar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 18.06.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No

s . 15230 & 15231

of 20

and M.P.Nos.2 & 2 of 2010 P.Kandasamy S/o. M.Palani 268/12, Udayam Colony, 18th 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

¶1The Registrar,

¶2The Vice-Chancellor,

¶3P.K.Padmanathan,

¶4P.Kamaraj,

¶5B.Suthakar,

¶6R.Thiyagarajan,

¶7G.Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor, (Soil & Water Conservation),

¶8P.Vijayakumary, Assistant Professor, (Bio-Energy), … 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. 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.

¶2Recording the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn.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.

18.06.2026 Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No : Yes / No dh To

¶1The Registrar,

¶2The Vice-Chancellor,

¶3P.K.Padmanathan,

¶4P.Kamaraj,

¶5B.Suthakar,

¶6R.Thiyagarajan,

¶7G.Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor, (Soil & Water Conservation),

¶8P.Vijayakumary, Assistant Professor, (Bio-Energy), T. VINOD KUMAR

, J.

dh

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