Tamil Nadu Electricity Board v. Tamil Nadu Generation And
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.08.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR and W.M.P. No.5350 of 2024 and M.P.No.2 of 2012 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Engineers' Sangam (Regd.No.124/MDS (Recognized) Rep.by its General Secretary, Mr.V.Ashok Kumar 44, Ramasamy Garder Street, Royapettah, Chennai-600 014.
... Petitioner Vs.
1.Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.
Rep. By its Chairman cum Managing Director 144, Electricity Avenue, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
2.The Chief Engineer (Personnel), Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.
144, Electricity Avenue, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
3.S.Senthil Murugan 4.D.Manikandan 5.M.Sugumar 1/4
6.A.Murali 7.P.Manoharan 8.D.Nandagopalan 9.H.Sivapriya 10.A.Nithya 11.K.Bharanitharan 12.M.Vinothkumar 13.A.Cyril 14.S.Hemnath ... Respondents (Respondents 8 to 14 are impleaded as per order dated 22.02.2017 by M.S.J. In M.P.No.3 of 2012 in W.P.No.1413 of 2012) PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certioraified Mandamus calling for the records from the Respondents in connection with the proceedings viz., (Per.)(FB)TANGEDCO Proceeding No.1, (Administrative Branch) dated 04.01.
2012 and quash the same and direct the Respondents herein to promote the Junior Engineer Grade-II to the post of Junior Engineers Grade-I on the basis of the ratio 2:3 (Assistant Engineers/ Electrical: Junior Engineers Grade-I/ Electrical) in Distribution Sections and in the ratio or 2:2:1 in other areas and direct the 1st Respondent not to directly recruit Assistant Engineers/ Electrical any further, without first restoring the aforesaid ratio and in any event without honouring the assurances recorded in M.P.No.1 of 2008 in W.P.No.18012 of 2008 pronounced on 22.10.2008 and issue such further orders.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sudalaikannu For Respondents : Mr.K.Rajkumar (for R1, R2) Mr.R.Sunilkumar (for R3, R7) Mr.A.S.Rajkumar Vadivel (for R8 to R14) 2/4
ORDER
Today when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous and no further adjudication needs to be made.
2. In the light of the above, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
29.08.2024 Speaking (or) Non Speaking Order Index : Yes/ No To:
1.The Chairman cum Managing Director Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.
144, Electricity Avenue, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
2.The Chief Engineer (Personnel), Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.
144, Electricity Avenue, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
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MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.
mka and W.M.P. No.5350 of 2024 29.08.2024 4/4