M.Xavier Rajan v. The Director Of Town Panchayat

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.02.2015 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T. RAJA W.P.NOs. 4542 & 4543 OF 2007 (O.A.NOs. 8104/2001 & 8105/2001) M. Xavier Rajan .. Petitioner in WP No.4542/2007 S. Deena Dhayalan .. Petitioner in WP No.4543/2007 Vs.

1. The Director of Town Panchayat Kuralagam, Chennai - 600 005.

2. The Deputy Director of Town Panchayat Kancheepuram Region Kancheepuram.

3. Nandhivaram Guduvancherry Town Panchayat rep. by its Executive Officer Chenglepet Kancheepuram ... Respondent in both WPs PRAYER in both Writ Petitions: These Writ Petition came to be numbered under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by way of transfer of O.A.Nos. 8104 & 8105 of 2001 from the file of Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal with a prayer to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the third respondent to regularise the services of the petitioners as Turn Clock Assistant and Watchman respectively from 29.05.1998 and pass further orders.

For Petitioner :

Mr. K. Shahul Hameed in both Wps For Respondents :

Mr. R. Govindaswamy, AGP in both WPs

O R D E R

Mr. M. Xavier Rajan and S. Deena Dhayalan filed O.A. Nos. 8104 & 8105 of 2001 seeking regularisation of their services. Later on the matter came on transfer as W.P. Nos. 4542 and 4543 of 2007 to

this Court.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that both of the petitioners joined as Turn Clock Assistants in the TWAD Board, Urban Sub Division, Guduvancherry. Under the Rural Water Scheme Project, for supply of water through pipeline in the third respondent Panchayat, two over head tanks were handed over along with these petitioners for handling the tanks, on NMR basis. The third respondent Panchayat also passed the Resolution No.57 dated 27.05.1998, accepting both of them to work in their Panchayat from 27.05.1998. Since then, they were getting salary on daily wage basis. Under this background, the grievance of these two petitioners is that their services have not been regularised for quite long time. Although they have been working satisfactorily to all the Officers. When there was no response for their grievance from the respondents, they filed the Original Applications before the learned Tribunal, seeking regularisation of their services.

3. At this point of time, Mr. R. Govindasamy, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents made a statement that the services of both the petitioners have been regularised and that they are working in different unions.

4. Recording the statement of learned Additional Government Pleader that the services of the petitioners have been regularised and since nothing survives in these petitions, both the writ petitions are closed. No order as to costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar avr To

1. The Director of Town Panchayat Kuralagam, Chennai - 600 005.

2. The Deputy Director of Town Panchayat Kancheepuram Region Kancheepuram.

3. The Executive Officer Nandhivaram Guduvancherry Town Panchayat Chenglepet Kancheepuram 1 cc to Government Pleader,Sr.No.11260 W.P.NOs. 4542 & 4543 OF 2007 (O.A.NOs. 8104/2001 & 8105/2001) vd(co) pmk.31.3.2015