Case Note & Summary
The writ petition WP No. 6394 of 2022 was filed by Dr. Vinod Kumar Raja under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to quash the Notification in Advertisement No.IITM/R/5/2021 dated 03.11.2021 issued by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The petitioner participated in the recruitment process following the Notification. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner acknowledged that the appointment had already been made subsequent to the Notification. The court noted that significant time had passed since the Notification and that the recruitment process had been completed, rendering the writ petition infructuous. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition and closed the connected miscellaneous petitions, stating that nothing survived for consideration at this stage. The judgment was delivered on 20-08-2026.
Headnote
A) Constitutional Law - Writ Jurisdiction - Infructuous Petition - Article 226 of the Constitution of India - The writ petition was filed to challenge a Notification regarding recruitment, but the appointment had already been made. The court held that since the recruitment process was completed, the petition had become infructuous and dismissed it accordingly. (Paras 4-5)
Issue of Consideration
Whether the writ petition challenging the Notification is maintainable after the recruitment process has been completed.
Final Decision
The court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous due to the completion of the recruitment process, with no costs awarded.
Law Points
- Writ jurisdiction
- Article 226
- infructuous petitions
