S.Ramamoorthy v. The Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.10.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN and W.M.P. No. 8865 of 2020 S.Ramamoorthy ... Petitioner Vs.

The Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics, DMS Compound, Teynampet, Chennai - 6, Tamil Nadu.

... Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the respondent pertains to the impugned order bearing reference Sae.Mu. Order No. 45955/C1/2016, dated 04.03.2020 and its consequential posting order dated 11.03.2020 bearing reference No. 06296/E1/2020, and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr. P.R.Thiruneelakandan For Respondent : Mr. M.Muthusamy, Government Advocate ***** 1/4

O R D E R

The instant Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned order dated 04.03.2020, passed by the respondent, wherein the petitioner has been downgraded from the post of Statistical Inspector to the post of Assistant, on the ground that he did not qualify in the Departmental Examination.

2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent, on instructions from the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Economics and Statistics dated 22.11.2022, would submit that, subsequent to the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, it was proposed to the Government that, for the post of Statistical Inspector, it is not necessary to qualify the Departmental Examination.

3. Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate, and placing on record the communication of the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Economics and Statistics dated 22.11.2022, this Court quashes the impugned order dated 04.03.2020 passed by the respondent.

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4. In the result, this Writ Petition is allowed. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs. 24.10.2024 kv Index : Yes/No Speaking order /Non Speaking Order To The Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics, DMS Compound, Teynampet, Chennai - 6, Tamil Nadu.

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C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

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