BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 01.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.11967 of 2023 and WMP(MD)Nos.10342 and 10343 of 2023 C.Saravanakumar ... Petitioner versus

1. The Commissioner of School Education, Chennai.

2. The Chief Educational Officer, Tuticorin District. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the order passed by the 2^nd respondent in his proceedings No.Nil dated 02.05.2023 surplus teachers list Social Science subject in so far as including the petitioner's name in Sl.No.13 is concerned and quash the same and direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue in the same school.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Panneer Selvam For Respondents : Mr.M.Sarangan, Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The petitioner is working as B.T. Assistant in the Government Higher Secondary School, Keelapoovani and he has been declared as surplus, by a proceedings dated 02.05.2023. Challenging the same, the present writ petition has been filed.

2. This Court, while entertaining this writ petition, has granted an order of interim stay. In view of the same, the petitioner was not deployed.

3. Today, when this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel on either side submit that the student strength of the school has now been increased and therefore, there is no question of surplus as on date.

4. Recording the said submission, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To

1. The Commissioner of School Education, Chennai.

2. The Chief Educational Officer, Tuticorin District.

B.PUGALENDHI, J .

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