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2026:MHC:384

WP No. 582 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30-01-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

WP No. 582 of 2026

and W.M.P.No.692 of 2026

Sultana Jehan Begum

..Petitioner

Vs

1. The Registrar,

Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU)

Chennai.

2. The Regional Director,

National Council for Teacher

Education University (NCTE)

New Delhi.

3. The Principal,

Our Lady College of Education,

Maduravoyal, Chennai.

4. The Registrar,

Pondicherry University,

Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Administrative Building,

R.V.Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry – 605 014.

(R4 – Suo Motu impleaded vide Order dated

19.01.2026 made in W.P.No.582/2026)

..Respondents

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the

issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to permit the

petitioner to continue the M.Ed. Program for the academic year 2025-2027 in

the third respondent College, for which she was already admitted after

verification of certificates and payment of fees, without insisting upon any

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additional or illegal eligibility condition.

For Petitioner: Ms.D.Jeevitha

For Respondents: Mr.D.Ravichander for R1

Mr.J.Harikrishna for R2

Mr.G.Adithya Raj for R3

Mr.M.Ravi for R4

ORDER

This writ petition is filed for a mandamus directing the respondents to

permit the petitioner to continue the M.Ed. programme for the academic period

2025–2027 in the third respondent college, for which she was already admitted

and her certificates were also verified and payment of fees was made.

2. Upon hearing the learned Counsel for the petitioner and perusing the

affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and the other material records of the

case, it can be seen that she possesses an undergraduate degree of B.A. in

Economics, which she completed from Annamalai University with 57% marks,

and thereafter she did her B.Ed. from Senthil College of Education,

Pondicherry, which is affiliated to Pondicherry University and she passed with

76% marks. While so, when she applied to the third respondent college, namely

Our Lady College of Education, Maduravoyal, Chennai, to undergo the M.Ed.

programme in the subject of Economics for the academic period 2025–2027,

she was called for the selection process and her certificates were verified and a

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fee of Rs.20,000/- was also collected from her on 04.06.2025. Thus, her

admission was confirmed and she was also inducted into the WhatsApp group

of the college for participating in the academic activities, including attending

workshops before the commencement of classes. When this was so, suddenly

she was removed from the WhatsApp group and was also informed that her

admission could not be continued since she did not possess the educational

qualification of M.A. in Economics and no written order was passed. Under

these circumstances, the petitioner is before this Court.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that when her

admission was duly completed and when her B.Ed degree was awarded by

Pondicherry University in accordance with law, there was no occasion for the

respondents to insist upon the qualification of M.A. in Economics for the

purpose of admission into the M.Ed. course.

4. The learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the first respondent

University would rely upon G.O.(D).No.112 dated 20.05.2025 of the Higher

Education (G1) Department and submit that the guidelines for admission to

B.Ed. and M.Ed. degree programmes are contained therein. A perusal of the

same, particularly paragraph No.1, would show that the B.Ed. programme is

being offered in the State of Tamil Nadu with reference to 19 major subjects.

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The subject of Economics fall