2025:MHC:2847 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-12-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.No.46724 of 2025 S.Kalichandran S/o.Sanmugavel, Door No.1462/C, 4^th Street, Aasari Colony, Satchiyapuram, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu 626 124. … Petitioner /versus/

1. The Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government Of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director Of Collegiate Education, Dpi Campus, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

3.The Registrar, University Of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

4.The District Collector, Office Of The District Collector, Chennai District, Chennai 600 001.

5.The Regional Joint Director Of Collegiate Education, Chennai Region, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

6.The Principal, Jaya Govind Harigopal Agarwal Agarsen College, No.1, Manjambakkam Road, Madhavaram, Chennai 600 060.

7.The Principal, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), No.161, Velachery Main Road, Guru Nanak Salai, Velachery, Chennai 600 042. … Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the 6^th Respondent to permit the petitioner to continue and complete his B.A.(Defence and Strategic Studies) Course in the same college without compelling the petitioner to transfer or to direct the 7^th Respondent to admit the petitioner under intra-university transfer in accordance with University regulations by considering the petitioners representation dated

12/10/2025 given to the Respondents 1 to 5.

For Petitioner: D.Prasanna Kumar For Respondents: Mr.D.Ravichandran, For R3 Mr.Vadivel Deenadhayalan, Additional Government Pleader, for R1, R2, R4, R5

O R D E R

This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus directing the 6^th respondent to permit the petitioner to continue and complete the B.A (Defence and Strategic Studies) course in the same college without compelling the petitioner to transfer, or in alternate, to direct the 7^th respondent to admit the petitioner under intra- university transfer in accordance with the University Regulations, by considering the representation dated 12.10.2025.

2. Upon perusing the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and hearing the Learned Counsel for the petitioner, the grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner applied for the B.A (Defence and Strategic Studies) course for the academic year 2023-2026 and was also granted admission in the 6^th respondent Institution. The petitioner had also paid all the fees and attended the classes. While so, the other students who are originally admitted along with the batch of students either were transferred or withdrew from studies, on account of which the petitioner became the lone student remaining in the course.

3. In view thereof, it became unviable for the 6^th respondent to continue the course only for the petitioner alone and therefore, the petitioner was orally instructed to apply for transfer to other colleges where the course is available. Accordingly, the petitioner ascertained and applied for transfer to the 7^th respondent college. After processing the application, the 7^th respondent is now refusing to grant admission on the ground that the petitioner has arrears in the previous semester.

4. As a matter of fact, the petitioner has arrears in three subjects: one from the 3^rd semester and two from 4^th semester, namely (i) International Relations Politics, (ii) Military Geopolitics and Military Geography, and (iii) Terrorism in India.

5. The Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the University as well as the 7^th respondent college would point out to Regulation 6.8.1, whereby the regulation require that if any student requests for transfer, he should have cleared all the papers by then. Therefore, the 7^th respondent institution was right in insisting that either the student should have cleared all the subjects or the University should facilitate the writing of the examinations by the student. 6. I have considered the riv