V.Thiyagarajan v. The Director Of Public

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.10.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN V.Thiyagarajan ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Director of Public Libraries, Chennai 600 002.

2. The District Library Officer, Villupuram.

3. Thiru.M.Venkatachalapathy, Village Librarian, Villupuram District, C/o The District Library Officer, Villupuram.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the seniority list Village Librarians communicated in Na.Ka.No.580/A1/2015 dated 22.05.2015 on the file of the 2nd respondent and quash the same as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional as far as the petitioner is concerned and direct the respondents to fix the seniority of the petitioner at appropriate place by taking into account his date of joining duty as Village Librarian as 19.09.2008 instead of 20.09.2008 and consequently 1/4

consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Grade III Librarian in accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Ms.T.Divya for M/s.S.Selvathirumurugan For R1 and R2 : Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu Additional Government Pleader For R3 : No appearance

ORDER

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has already been appointed as prayed for. Therefore, the relief sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous. He also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the same, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

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To:

1. The Director of Public Libraries, Chennai 600 002.

2. The District Library Officer, Villupuram.

3. Thiru.M.Venkatachalapathy, Village Librarian, Villupuram District, C/o The District Library Officer, Villupuram.

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G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.

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