W.P.(MD) No. 8025 of 2020
                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
                                         DATED :  22.03.2021
                                                CORAM
                       THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. KIRUBAKARAN
                                                 AND 
                        THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B. PUGALENDHI
                                      W.P. (MD) No.8025 of 2020
                                                  and
                                 W.M.P.(MD) Nos.7454 to 7456 of 2020
                G. Sakthi Rao                                        ..Petitioner
                                                  Vs.
                1.    The Chief Secretary,
                      Government of Tamil Nadu,
                      Secretariat, St. George Fort,
                      Chennai – 600 009.
                2.    The Secretary,
                      Department of Higher Education,
                      Government of Tamil Nadu,
                      Secretariat, St. George Fort,
                      Chennai – 600 009.
                3.    The Secretary,
                      Tamilnadu Public Service Commission,
                      TNPSC Road, Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
                4.    The Registrar,
                      Alagappa University,
                      Alagappa Nagar, 
                      Karaikudi – 630 003.
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                5.    The Registrar,
                      Annamalai University,
                      Annamalainagar, Chidambaram – 608 002.
                6.    The Registrar,
                      Bharathiar University,
                      Coimbatore – 641 046.
                7.    The Registrar,
                      Bharathidasan University,
                      Tiruchirappalli – 620 024. 
                8.    The Registrar,
                      Madras University, Chennai – 600 005.
                9.    The Registrar,
                      Madurai Kamraj University,
                      Madurai – 625 021.
                10.   The Registrar,
                      Manonmaniam Sundarnar University,
                      Thirunelveli – 627 012.
                11.   The Registrar,
                      Mother Teresa Women's University,
                      Kodaikanal – 624 102.
                12.   The Registrar,
                      Periyar University, 
                      Salem – 636 011.
                13.   The Registrar,
                      Tamil Nadu Open University,
                      Directorate of Technical Education
                            Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600 025.
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                14.   The Chairman,
                      University Grants Commission,
                      Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
                      Delhi – 110 002.
                15.   The Secretary to His Excellency,
                      The Governor of Tamil Nadu,
                      Raj Bhavan, Chennai – 600 022.
                (R15 is suo motu impleaded vide Court order
                dated 04.12.2020 in WP(MD) No. 8025/2020
                 by NKKJ and BPJ)
                16.   The Director of Vigilance and Anti-
                        Corruption,
                      No. 293, MKN Road,
                      Alandur, Chennai 600 016.
                17.   The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
                      Vigilance and Anti Corruption,
                      1/165G, Alagar Kovil Main Road,
                      Madurai 625 002.
                18.   The Secretary,
                      School Education Department,
                      Namakkal Kavignar Maligai,
                      Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.
                (R16 to R18 are suo motu impleaded vide 
                Court order dated 16.12.2020 in WP (MD)
                No. 8025/2020 by NKKJ and BPJ)                      ..Respondents
                Prayer:    Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying 
                for issue of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the entire records 
                of the 3rd respondent pertaining to the posts of included in Combined Civil 
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                Service I Examination (Group I Services) – 2020 by 3rd  respondent 
                notification No: 01/2020 dated 20.01.2020 and quash the same as illegal 
                and direct the 3rd respondent to allow only the candidates those who have 
                completed their entire education i.e, 10th std, 12th std, Degree through Tamil 
                Medium to avail PSTM quota and also directing the 1st respondent to frame 
                proper rules for PSTM quota, and respondent Universities 4 to 13 to stop 
                issuing of PSTM certificates to Distance Education course within the 
                stipulated time period.
                            For Petitioner   ::    Mr.G. Sakthi Rao,
                                                         Party-in-person
                            For Respondents ::     Mr.K. Chellapandian,
                                                         Addl. Advocate General
                                                   assisted by
                                                   Mrs. J. Padmavathi Devi,
                                                         Special Govt. Pleader for
                                                               R1 and R2
                                                   Mr.K.K. Senthil for R3
                                                   Mr.Isaac Mohanlal 
                                                         Senior Counsel for
                                                               R4, R5, R9 and R12
                                                   Mr.V.R. Shanmuganathan for R7
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