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Madras High CourtWP/25767/2010dismissed as abated

T.Soundara Rajan v. Union Of India

2023-11-01Honourable Mr Justice K.Kumaresh Babu4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU and M.P.Nos. 1 of 2010 & 1 of 2012 T.Soundara Rajan, Assistant Director, Electronic Data Processing Division, Finance Department, Chennai Port Trust,

...Petitioner

vs.

1.Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping, Transport Bhawan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Joint Secretary (Ports), Ministry of Shipping, Transport Bhawan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

3.The Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, No.1, Rajaji Salai, 4.The Secretary, Chennai Port Trust, No.1, Rajaji Salai, 1/4

5.The Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer, Finance Department, Chennai Port Trust, 6.K.V.Ramdoss, Deputy Director (EDP), Finance Department, Chennai Port Trust, 7.G.Vimalandan, Deputy Director (EDP), Finance Department, Chennai Port Trust,

...Respondents

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order No: Estt (R) 2/15707/2010/F dated 02.07.2010 passed by the 5th respondent herein and quash the same and consequentially direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as per the seniority list dated 11.06.2004 with retrospective effect from 16.06.2010 on par with the 6th and 7th respondents with all attendant benefits.

For Petitioner : Mr.Babu Rangasamy For Respondents : Mr.C.Samivel for R1 & R2 Central Government Standing Counsel Mr.R.Karthikeyan for R3, R4 & R5 R6 & R7 - served - no appearance 2/4

O R D E R

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is no more and also made an endorsement to that effect. 2.In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed as abated. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

01.11.2023 Index: Yes/No Speaking order: Yes/No pam To 1.The Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping, Union of India, Transport Bhawan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Joint Secretary (Ports), Ministry of Shipping, Transport Bhawan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

3.The Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, No.1, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001. 4.The Secretary, Chennai Port Trust, No.1, Rajaji Salai, 5.The Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer, Finance Department, Chennai Port Trust, 3/4

K.KUMARESH BABU, J.

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