PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 5 to order the 6 respondent conduct enquiry regarding the huge amount of bribe, irregularities and violations are committed by the Higher authorities of school education department for supplying the lab articles to the Govt. Schools in all over Tamilnadu during 2018-2019 by considering the petitioner's representation dated 04.03.2019.
The Order of the Court was delivered by
B. Pugalendhi, J.:— It is the case of the petitioner that there are several irregularities in the Education Department, for which, he seeks for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing enquiry to be conducted.
2. In our opinion of this Court, such a writ of mandamus is not maintainable in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Secretary, Minor Irrigation & Rural Engineering Services, U.P. v. Sahngoo Ram Arya, [(2002) 5 SCC 521], wherein, it has been held that direction to conduct an enquiry in order to find out whether a person has committed offence cannot be issued.
3. In view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the decision cited supra, this writ petition is not maintainable and the same is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.