N.Selvarani, v. The Director of School Education,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.06.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI W.A.(MD) No.628 of 2023: N.Selvarani

... Appellant -vs-

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

2.The Chief Educational Officer Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli

3.The District Elementary Educational Officer now designated as The DEO Valliyur, Tirunelveli District

4.The Additional Assistant Elementary Educational Officer Valliyur, Tirunelveli District

5.The Secretary Sri Mutharamman Middle School Sivasubramaniyapuram Koliyankulam (PO) Tirunelveli District ... Respondents Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order, dated 06.09.2022, passed in W.P.(MD) No.17334 of 2018, on the file of this Court. For Appellant : Mr.S.Chellapandian For Respondents : Mr.D.Sadiq Raja Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R4 W.A.(MD) No.629 of 2023: S.Shanmugapriya

... Appellant -vs-

1.The Secretary to Government Education Department State of Tamil Nadu St.Fort George, Chennai-9

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

3.The Additional Assistant Elementary Educational Officer Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli District

4.The Correspondent Saraswathi Elementary School Vaadikottai, Sankarankovil Tirunelveli District ... Respondents Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order, dated 06.09.2022, passed in W.P.(MD) No.12680 of 2018, on the file of this Court. For Appellant : Mr.S.Chellapandian For Respondents : Mr.D.Sadiq Raja Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3 C O M M O N J U D G M E N T [Judgment of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.] The Writ Court has nonsuited the appellants / writ petitioners solely on the ground of laches. We do not see any reason to interfere with the orders of the Writ Court, since the order granting approval that was passed in the year 2009 remains unchallenged even today. Therefore, the writ appeals fail and they are accordingly, dismissed. No costs.

[R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.]

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

2.The Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

3.The District Elementary Educational Officer, now designated as The DEO, Valliyur, Tirunelveli District.

4.The Additional Assistant Elementary Educational Officer, Valliyur, Tirunelveli District.

5.The Secretary to Government, Education Department, State of Tamil Nadu, St.Fort George, Chennai-9.

6.The Additional Assistant Elementary Educational Officer, Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli District. R.SUBRAMANIAN , J . and L.VICTORIA GOWRI , J . krk

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