IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

Natarajan

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The District Collector

Ranipet District,

Ranipet - 632 403.

2.R.Komala

Head Master,

Govt. High School, Ganapathipuram,

Ranipet District.

3.Pichaimani

Govt. High School, Ganapathipuram

Ranipet District.

Respondent(s)

PRAYER

This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st respondent to consider petitioner’s representation dated 25.08.2025 thereby to take appropriate and necessary action against the 2^nd and 3^rd respondents including awarding adequate

compensation to the petitioner within a time frame as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.G. Krishna Kumar

For Respondent (s): Mr.S.Balamurugan,

Government Advocate.

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the 1^st respondent to consider petitioner’s representation dated 25.08.2025 thereby to take appropriate and necessary action against the 2^nd and

3^rd respondents including awarding adequate compensation to the petitioner

2. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing on either side, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner’s son studying 6^th standard in the 2^nd respondent school. On 04.08.2025, the 3^rd respondent Teacher, forcibly pushed the petitioner’s son as such he fell down and sustained injury in the left hand. Thereafter, the 3^rd respondent Teacher asked the petitioner’s son to rotate the left hand clock wise and anti-clock wise and the student was remained in the school till evening. Thereafter, the petitioner’s son was taken to nearby Hospital wherein the Doctor advised for surgery with implanting steel plate. On 05.08.2025, surgery was done and the petitioner’s son was discharged on 06.08.2025 as such the petitioner was forced to spent Rs.50,000/- excluding medicines and post treatment. Alleging the same, a complaint was lodged before the Law Enforcing Agency but, no action has been taken. Hence, the petitioner made representation to the 1^st respondent to take appropriate action against the 2^nd and

3^rd respondent. Since the same was not considered, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that this Court may issue a direction to the 1^st respondent to conduct enquiry by considering the petitioner’s representation dated 25.08.2025 and pass appropriate orders.

5. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents would submit that except this allegation, no other allegation was made against the 3^rd respondent Teacher and there is a contradictory statement in the initial complaint made before the Law Enforcing Agency and the subsequent complaint before the District Collector. On the basis of the indifferent complaint before authorities, the same cannot be entertained. Accordingly, prayed for dismissal of the writ petition.

6. I have perused the entire records. It reveals that the petitioner’s son is the student of the 2^nd respondent School, in which, the 3^rd respondent worked as a Tamil Teacher and as per the medical record and AR copy, the alleged date of accident was on 05.08.2025, date of admission was on 06.08.2025 at 11.42 am. Except this allegation, no other allegation was made was made in the AR copy and subsequently on 21.08.2025, the petitioner made a complaint before the Law Enforcing Agency to take action against the 3^rd respondent Teacher and on perusal of the complaint dated 21.08.2025, it has been reported that as if the petitioner’s son not performed home work thereby, the 3^rd respondent Teacher pushed her son thereby, he sustained injuries however, the same was not revealed immediately after the accident dated 05.08.2025. However, the same was informed to the Law Enforcing Agency on 21.08.2025 after the lapse of 16 days. Apart from that, the petitio