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ABDUL QUDDHOSE
V. Latha – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Tamil Development and Information – Respondent
ORDER :
Abdul Quddhose, J.
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Ref.Na.Ka.No.A2/24/2016-10 dated 06.01.2017 and subsequent notification Ref.Na.Ka.No.308/K/2017 dated 12.01.2017 on the file of third respondent as illegal and consequently for a direction to direct the third respondent to promote the petitioner in the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Sculpture at the fourth respondent University and nominate her as Head of the Department, within the time period stipulated by this Court.
When this Writ Petition was taken up for hearing, it is represented by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the fifth respondent whose appointment has been challenged in this writ petition has retired from service and the petitioner has also been promoted subsequent to the filing of this Writ Petition and therefore, this Court after recording the said fact may dismiss this Writ Petition as infructuous.
2.Recording the fact that subsequent to the filing of this Writ Petition the fifth respondent has retired from service and the petitioner ha
A writ petition can be rendered moot if the relief sought is subsequently granted through administrative action.
Legal proceedings must address current and relevant issues; if an issue becomes moot, the court will dismiss the case.
The dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn reflects the procedural aspect of legal challenges regarding employment reservations under the Constitution of India, without addressing the substantiv....
A writ petition becomes infructuous when the relief sought is no longer necessary due to subsequent developments, such as a promotion.
A writ petition under Article 226 becomes infructuous when the relief sought has already been granted, negating the need for judicial intervention.
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