IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J
Davamani Christopher – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Collegiate Education – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to suspension order issued by non-competent authority. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. government's contention regarding oversight of aided institutions. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. lack of jurisdiction of government authorities over management-vested disciplinary powers. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
O R D E R
This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned order passed by the first respondent vide proceedings in TNDCE/298/2025-G4 dated 29.05.2025 and the consequential impugned order passed by the first respondent vide proceedings in TNDCE/298/G4/2025-1 dated 30.05.2025, whereby the petitioner was placed under suspension on the basis of the report of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department. 2. This Court, while admitting the matter, having taken note of the fact that the petitioner herein is an employee of a private management and that the disciplinary authority in respect of employees of a private educational institution is the management alone, found that the first respondent herein lacks competency to place the petitioner under suspension and to issue the impugned proceedings. Therefore, an interim stay was granted on 17.06.2025 and the same has been extended from time to time
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