IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24.10.2008 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN W.P.No.1661 of 2003 M.J.John Edwin .. Petitioner vs. 1. The Government of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary School Education Department Chennai-600 009 2. The Director of School Education College Road, Chennai-600 006 3. The Chief Educational Officer Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District 4. The District Educational Officer Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District 5. The Correspondent Scott Christian Higher Secondary School Nagercoil .. Respondents This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the fourth respondent passed in his proceedings ATM/11636/01, dated 31.12.2002, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 herein to approve the appointment of the petitioner as secondary grade teacher with salary. For petitioner : Mr.K.Ravichandrabaabu For Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar Government Advocate for R1 to R4 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ O R D E R Heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the fourth respondent relating to his proceedings ATM/11636/01, dated 31.12.2002, rejecting the proposal for approval of the appointment of the petitioner as a secondary grade teacher in the fifth respondent School. 3. At the stage of the hearing of the writ petition, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 had submitted that a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the fourth respondent stating that, pursuant to an order of this Court, dated 11.12.2002, made in W.P.No.44384 of 2002, wherein a direction had been issued to consider the representations of the petitioner, dated 9.8.2002 and 4.12.2002, the District Educational Officer, Nagercoil, had approved the appointment of the petitioner, with effect from 1.6.2002, as per the request of the correspondent of the fifth respondent School, dated 4.6.2003. Therefore, he prays that the writ petition may be closed as no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petition. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner had not refuted the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 4. 5. Recording the averments made in the affidavit filed by the fourth respondent and in view of the submissions of the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned, the writ petition stands closed, as no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. No costs. Sd/- Asst. Registrar. /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar. lan To: 1. The Secretary The Government of Tamil Nadu School Education Department Chennai-600 009 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2. The Director of School Education College Road, Chennai-600 006 3. The Chief Educational Officer Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District 4. The District Educational Officer Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District W.P.No.1661 of 2003 RS [CO] RB 6/11/2008 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/