W.P.No.30486 of 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 08.04.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No. 30486 of 2008 P.Nirmal Kumar …. Petitioner vs 1. The Director, Directorate of College Education, 9th Floor, EVK Sambath Buildings, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai – 600 006. 2. The Board Members, Represented by its Principal, Government Arts College, Ooty, The Nilgris. 3. D.Jeyakumar …. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the selection and appointment of the third respondent as the Lab Assistant in Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam is illegal and consequently direct the first and second respondents to select the Lab Assistant in accordance with law, award costs. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.30486 of 2008 For Petitioner : Mr.Maurya Kiran.R.K for Mr.M.Muthappan For Respondents : Mrs.P.Rajarajeswari Government Advocate for R1 & R2 : Ms.Usha Tholgappian for R3 O R D E R When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has not been able to contact the petitioner and get instructions, even though he had addressed a letter to the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner thus submits that he is unable to advance arguments in the matter. 3. Since the petitioner, after filing the present writ petition, has not contacted his counsel to provide instructions in the matter and as the counsel has expressed his inability to argue in the absence of details from the client, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the present writ petition pending, more particularly, the petitioner having assailed the action of the respondents, in recruiting the third respondent, who is stated to have been working since, the date of appointment in 2008. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.30486 of 2008 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. 08.04.2026 Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No dh To 1. The Director, Directorate of College Education, 9th Floor, EVK Sambath Buildings, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai – 600 006. 2. The Board Members, Represented by its Principal, Government Arts College, Ooty, The Nilgris. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.30486 of 2008 T. VINOD KUMAR , J. dh W.P.No.30486 of 2008 08.04.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis