Madras High CourtWP/6239/2025dismissed

Ramkumar v. The Principal Secretary To The Government

2025-02-26Honourable Mr Justice C.V. Karthikeyan7 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 26.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE C.V. KARTHIKEYAN W.P.Nos.6239, 6246, 6251, 6268, 6273, 6286 and 6294 of 2025 and W.M.P. Nos.6927, 6928, 6867, 6885, 6886, 6894, 6896, 6917, 6919, 6853, 6854, 6859, 6860 and 6865 of 2025 W.P. No.6239 of 2025 Ramkumar ... Petitioner vs

1. The Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Health and Family, Welfare (L1) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Principal Secretary to the Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 009.

3. The Director of Municipal Administration, Chepauk, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 005.

4. The Director of Town Panchayats, Urban Administrative Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 028.

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5. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

6. The Managing Director, TWAD Board, Chepauk, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 005.

7. The Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 002.

...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 of the respondents recruitment notification in NO.01/ DMA / Recruitment / 2024, dated 02.02.2024 and quash / revoke the same as illegal or to rescind the educational qualification as Must posses as B.Sc. degree in Zoology allied with chemistry or chemistry allied with Zoology or B.Sc. degree in Public health or Environmental Science or Microbiology or Bio- Chemistry and Must have completed Sanitary inspector course from any institution approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu or directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to participate in the Recruitment to the post of Sanitary Inspector in pursuance to the Notification NO.01/ DMA / Recruitment / 2024,dated 02.02.2024 issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department by treating the educational qualification possessed by the petitioners i.e. B.Sc., (Chemistry) with sanitary Inspector course as 2/7

eligible qualification for the post of sanitary Inspector within the time period stipulated by this Hon'ble court.

For Petitioner : Ms. V. Karthikadevu For R1 : Mr. M. Bindran Additional Government Pleader.

For R2 to R7 : Mr. C. Selvaraj Additional Government Pleader COMMON ORDER These Writ Petitions have been filed in the nature of a certiorarified mandamus seeking records relating to recruitment notification in NO.01/ DMA / Recruitment / 2024, dated 02.02.2024 and to quash the same.

2. The petitioners are aggrieved by the stipulations of the educational qualification that the candidates must possess B.Sc. Degree in Zoology allied with Chemistry or Chemistry allied with Zoology or B.Sc. Degree in Public Health or Environmental Science or Microbiology or Bio- Chemistry. It had also been stipulated that the candidates must have completed Sanitary Inspector course from any 3/7

institution approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The matter had come up for consideration on 24.02.2025.

3. In the affidavits filed in support of these writ petitions it had been stated that the petitioners had completed B.Sc. Chemistry. However, in the notification, which is now questioned, it had been stated that the candidates must have possessed B.Sc. Chemistry allied with Zoology. It had been stated that the petitioners have not obtained that particular qualification. The petitioners have not even applied for the post.

4. It is contended on behalf of the respondents that the recruitment process proceeded further and the recruitment itself had been completed. At this stage, it would be extremely difficult to revisit the qualification as prescribed in the notification. When the petitioners are not eligible to apply, then, they cannot question the notification that alternative qualification must be prescribed in the notification to enable them to apply and participate in the recruitment process. The petitioners had also not applied for the post. Hence, they have no locus or jurisdiction or authority to question the notification.

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5. In the result, all the Writ Petitions stand dismissed. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 26.02.2025 Internet : Yes / No Index: Yes / No Speaking order / Non speaking order Bga 5/7