Madras High Court
WP/17019/2024 of MR.ROOHI FATHIMA Vs THE SECRETARY on 15 September 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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and
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Roohi Fathima
..Petitioner
Vs
1. The Secretary,
Ministry of Higher Education,
State of Tamil Nadu, Secretraite,
George Fort, Chennai.
2. The Director,
Teachers Recruitment Board,
Government of Tamilnadu,
4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maligai,
DPI Campus, College Road,
Chennai - 600 006.
..Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner’s application No.19PT0223077619 and the petitioner representation dated 09.03.2024 appointing the petitioner for the post of Lecturer in Government Polytechnic Colleges under the Category of BCM-W.
For Petitioner:
Mr.V.Sekar
For Respondent:
Mr.C.Vigneswaran
Additional Government Pleader for R1
Mr.R.Siddharth, Standing Counsel for R2
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ORDER
The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the second respondent to consider the petitioner’s application No. 19PT0223077619 and the petitioner’s representation dated 09.03.2024 for appointment to the post of Lecturer in Government Polytechnic Colleges under the BCM-W category.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner completed a BE in Mechanical Engineering in 2018. Pursuant to the notification issued by the second respondent for 1,060 lecturer posts, the petitioner applied, submitted the application and participated in the written examination. The petitioner was also called for certificate verification. However, after publishing the results, the second respondent withheld the petitioner’s result. In this regard, the petitioner sent a representation on 09.03.2024, which has not yet been answered by the respondent.
3. At this juncture, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second respondent fairly submitted that they would consider the petitioner’s representation within a reasonable time.
4. In view of the fair submission made by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second respondent and without going into the merits of the
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writ petition, this Court directs the second respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 09.03.2024 on its own merits and in accordance with the law and to pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
5. With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 10-09-2026 Index: Yes Speaking Order Neutral Citation: Yes NSL To
1. The Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretraite, George Fort, Chennai.
2. The Director, Teachers Recruitment Board, Government of Tamilnadu, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
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