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N.Asokan, S/O.R.C.Natarajan v. The Secretary To Government

2021-07-29Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 29.07.2021 C O R A M The Hon'ble Mr. Justice SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY Writ Petition No.25026 of 2011 & M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2011 N.Asokan

...Petitioner

vs.

1. The Secretary, Public Works (E1) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

2. The Engineer in Chief, WRO and Chief Engineer/General Public Works Department, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

...Respondents

PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the respondent in connection with the impugned order passed in GO (D) No.391 Public Works E1 Dept. dated 24.07.2007 and GO D No.267 Public Works E1 Dept dated 20.07.2009 and quash the same and further direct the respondent to instate the petitioner into service.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Vignesh Raj for M/s.M.Muthappan For Respondents : Mr.C.Harsha Raj (counsel for State)

O R D E R

The petitioner challenges the order of suspension dated 20th July 2009 in the present proceedings. At the last hearing on 18.06.2021, the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State took time to ascertain and report on the status of the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner. At the hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has been unable to contact or even trace the petitioner whereas the learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner has expired.

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2. In the light of the aforesaid submissions and keeping in view of the fact that an order of suspension passed in the year 2009 has been challenged in this writ petition, nothing survives in this writ petition. Accordingly, W.P.No.25026 of 2011 is disposed of without going into the merits thereof and without any order as to costs and M.P.Nos.1&2 of 2011 are also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Secretary, Public Works (E1) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

2. The Engineer in Chief, WRO and Chief Engineer/General Public Works Department, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

+1 CC to The Government Pleader, Sr.No. 36957. Writ Petition No.25026 of 2011 & M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2011 RSV(CO) LS(07/09/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/