BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27.01.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P.(MD)No.32126, 33121 & 32860 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.25269, 26139, 26140, 25911 & 25912 of 2025 W.P.(MD)No.32126 of 2025 N.A.Chanheetha ...Petitioner Vs

1. The Deputy Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, TNPSC Road, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.

2. The Madurai Kamaraj University, Represented by its Registrar, Palkarai Nagar, Madurai - 625 021. ...Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of CERTIORARI calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings dated 16.10.2025 issued by the 2^nd respondent in Ref MKU/CDOE/2025 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : M/s.Mohan Senior Counsel for M.P.Senthil For Respondents : M/s.J.Anand Kumar Standing Counsel for R1 Mr.Isaac Mohanlal Senior Counsel for M/s.Isaac Chambers for R2 W.P(MD)No.33121 of 2025 K.C.Sathish Kumar ...Petitioner Vs Madurai Kamaraj University, Represented by its Registrar, Palkarai Nagar, Madurai – 21. ...Respondent PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records pertaining to the Impugned order in Ref MKU/CDOE/2025 dated 16.10.2025 on the file of Respondent and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : M/s.Prabhu Rajadurai for M/s.T.Aswin Raja Simman For Respondent : Mr.Isaac Mohanlal Senior Counsel for M/s.Isaac Chambers W.P.(MD)No.32860 of 2025:

Kalaivani ...Petitioner Vs

1. The Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – 21.

2. The Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Public Service Commission, TNPSC Road, Park Town, Chennai – 03. ...Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records pertaining to the Impugned order in Ref MKU/CDOE/2025 dated 16.10.2025 on the file of Respondent and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : M/s.N.Anandapadmanaban Senior Counsel for M/s.APN Law Associates For Respondents : M/s.Isaac Mohanlal Senior Counsel for M/s.Issac Chambers for R1 Mr.J.Anandhkumar for R2 * * * * *

COMMON ORDER

These writ petitions have been filed challenging the order passed by the first respondent University wherein the degree obtained by the petitioners have been cancelled under the impugned order.

2. According to the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the writ petitioners, they joined the respective degree courses in the first respondent University and studied under the Tamil medium. They had applied for Group-I services through the recruitment notification issued by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, vide notification No.1 of 2020, dated 20.01.2020.

3. All the petitioners were selected under the PSTM reservation quota under the Group-I services. A writ petition came to be filed in W.P.(MD)No. 8025 of 2020 wherein the selection of the petitioners and others under the PSTM quota was challenged. This Court has passed an order to conduct an enquiry into the said issue. Since no proper enquiry was conducted, the Contempt Petition in Cont.P(MD)No.918 of 2021 was filed, which had resulted in formation of a committee by the TNPSC. Therefore, the TNPSC had formed the committee and based upon the report, the selection of the writ petitioners and others were cancelled on 04.09.2025.

4. According to the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the writ petitioners, the present impugned order is based upon the orders passed by this Court in contempt proceedings and also a letter from the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Madurai, dated 16.12.2021. Based upon the above said orders of this Court and the letter of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Madurai, the University has formed a four member committee for verification of the validity of the degree obtained by the petitioners. The Committee has submitted a report on 06.10.2025 and foun