W.P.No.28880 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.28880 of 2018 S.Nandakumar ...Petitioner Vs. 1.The Director of School Education Office of the Director of School Education Directorate of Tamil Nadu School Education College Road, Chennai – 6. 2.The Joint Director of School Education (Personnel) Office of the Joint Director of School Education Directorate of Tamil Nadu School Education College Road, Chennai 6. 3.The Cuddalore District Additional Principal Educational Officer Office of the Cuddalore Additional Principal Educational Officer, Cuddalore. 4.The Chief Educational Officer Office of the Chief Educational Officer Cuddalore District. 5.The Head Master Government Higher Secondary School Nellikuppam, Cuddalore District. ...Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.28880 of 2018 Prayer: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the 2nd respondent’s proceedings Na.Ka.No.13438/C2/E3/2013 dated 24.09.2013 of the Joint Director of School Education (Service Wing) Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 6 and the consequential order made in R.C.No.00033/B5/2015 dated 05.01.2015 by the 4th respondent to quash the same as illegal and unjust and unconstitutional with a direction to respondents 2 and 4 to give promotion and entire service benefits to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.T.G.Dinesh For Respondents : Mrs.P.Rajarajeswari Government Advocate ORDER The petitioner challenges the suspension order as well as the charge memo. 2. The learned State Counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the suspension had been revoked and pursuant to the charge memo, enquiry was conducted and punishment of deducting a sum of Rs.500/- from the pension amount for a period of 11 months has been passed. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.28880 of 2018 3. In the light of the subsequent developments, the relief sought for in this Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication. Hence, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, as the petitioner having retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation, had received the pension and pensionary benefits. There shall be no order as to costs. 07.01.2026 Index : Yes/No Speaking order : Yes/No dna To 1.The Director of School Education Office of the Director of School Education Directorate of Tamil Nadu School Education College Road, Chennai – 6. 2.The Joint Director of School Education (Personnel) Office of the Joint Director of School Education Directorate of Tamil Nadu School Education College Road, Chennai 6. 3.The Cuddalore District Additional Principal Educational Officer Office of the Cuddalore Additional Principal Educational Officer, Cuddalore. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.28880 of 2018 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR.J., dna 4.The Chief Educational Officer Office of the Chief Educational Officer Cuddalore District. 5.The Head Master Government Higher Secondary School Nellikuppam, Cuddalore District. W.P.No.28880 of 2018 07.01.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis