Madras High CourtWA/1903/2019disposed of

S.Sudha v. State Of Tamilnadu

2019-07-08Honourable Mr Justice K.K. Sasidharan,Honourable Ms. Justice P.T. Asha16 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.07.2019 CORUM THE HONOURNABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA W.A.Nos.1903, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1907 & 1915 of 2019 and C.M.P.Nos.12937, 12950, 12951 & 12964 of 2019 W.A.No.1903 of 2019

1. S.Sudha

2. M.Komagal

3. R.Reka

4. M.Ramamoorthi

5. N.Murugan ... Appellants/ Petitioners 1 to 3&5,7 Vs.

1. State of Tamilnadu rep by its Secretary to Government Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. Periyar University, rep. by its Registrar, Periyar University, Salem - 636 011.

.. Respondents 1 and 2/ Respondents

3. K.Vijayalakshmi

4. P.Pitchaimani 5.Gladys Daniel ... Respondents 3 to 5/ Petitioner 4,6&8

W.A.No.1901 of 2019:

1 C.SAKTHIVEL [ PETITIONERS ] 2 P. MALLIKESHVARNAN 3 S. ILAVARASAN 4 M. GUNASEELAN 5 P. KUMAR 6 M. SUGUNA DEVI 7 M. KALAIMANI 8 S. VELAYTHAM 9 K. MATHEESAN 10 P. POONKODI 11 P. SELVARANI 12 P. MAHESWARI 13 P. KRISHNAVENI 14 S. AYYAMMAL 15 V. DEVAKI 16 G. MATHIVANAN 17 T.VIDHYA 18 M. VANADAMANI 19 A. CHITRA 20 R. PANDIYARAJAN 21 S. SHEELA 22 A. KRISHNAN 23 D. IRUSAPPAN 24 P. MURUGAN

25 C. ELLIYAN 26 M. SURESH 27 M. MOHANA 28 R. LAKSHMI 29 S. MALARVIZHI 30 S. SARALA 31 R. SENGUTUVEL 32 N. KOMALA 33 M. KOMAGAL 34 P. ASHOK KUMAR 35 R. KANNIVANNAN 36 SAKTHIVELAN 37 M. RAMAMOORTHI 38 S. SATHYAPRIYA 39 J. MUMTAJ SIRAJ BANU 40 R. RAGHU 41 S. MURUGESAN 42 P. SASIKALA 43 M. PARAMESHWARI 44 K. DHANAM 45 A. PARIMALA 46 M. KALAISELVI 47 T. UTHIRAKUMAR 48 S.K. SUDHA 49 M. SUBHADRA 50 K. SUGAVANESWARI

51 B. GOMATHI 52 P. MANIVANNAN 53 R. SRINIVASAN 54 C. ELANILA 55 P. SAOJA 56 R. NIRMALA 57 P. ANBARASI 58 K. GOWTHAMAN 59 C. SIVAGAMI 60 R. RAJAJI 61 C. VASANTHA 62 R. MAHALAKSHMI 63 S. AMBIGA 64 T. MEENAKSHISUNDARI 65 K. ANBETHKAR 66 M. UMARANI 67 E. SELVAM 68 A. GUNASEKARAN 69 M. SARAVANAKUMAR 70 L. ANTHONIAMMAN 71 R. JAYANTHI 72 V. GEEHA 73 N. HEMALATHA 74 M. SURESH 75 S. RADHA

76 R. REKA 77 M. PONNUVEL 78 C. PUSHPA 79 M. LOGANATHAN 80 S. MAHESWARI 81 V. SARAVANAN 82 S. SENTHILKUMAR 83 K.R.T. THIRUMAVALAVAN 84 V. KAVITHA 85 P. PUSHPA 86 M. MAHESHWARI 87 P. DEVARAJN 88 G. MANI 89 K. RAVICHANDRA 90 K. JAYAPRIYA 91 A.CHINNAGOUNDAN 92 K.KALYANI 93 N.K.BALAMURUGAN 94 K.MARAGATHAM 95 P.RAJESHWARI 96 J.KAMATCHI W/O.SARAVANAN 97 S.SHANTHI 98 R.SENRAYAN 99 C.POONGODI 100 K.ALAZHUMANI

101 P.PRIYA 102 A.RADHAKRISHNAN 103 P.KANAGARAJ 104 I.RATHINAVELU 105 K.SRINIVASAN 106 R.ALAGAPPAN 107 J.SELVARAJ 108 A.ARPUTHARAJ 109 R.MURUGAN 110 S.SUGANYA 111 K.DHARMENDRAN 112 N.SARAVANAN 113 K.SARAVANA DEVI 114 I.VENKATESAN 115 A.SUSEELA 116 A.S.KUMAR 117 P.YUVARANI 118 V.SATHYA 119 S.SUDHA 120 K.SUKUMAR 121 A.PREMA 122 K.SELVAM 123 N.K.KALPANA DEVI 124 S.SELVAM 125 N.K.KALPANA DEVI

126 M.INDUMATHI 127 P.SATHYANEELA 128 K.NISHA BANU 129 M.SANGEETHA 130 R.MURUGAIAH 131 A.PALANIAPPAN 132 S.VENNILA 133 G.JAYAGANDHIMATHI 134 S.PRAKASH 135 V.VANITHA 136 S.SENTHILNATHAN 137 C.VENKATESAN 138 N.KALAIPRIYA 139 R.GOWRIMANGALAM 140 G.SASIKALA 141 V.SURESH KUMAR 142 S.KASTHURI 143 M.VENKATESH 144 A.MURUGESAN 145 A.SUBRAMANI 146 C.RAJESHWARI 147 G.UMA MAHESHWARI 148 M.ILLAVARASI 149 K.POONGODI 150 R.LAVANYA

151 G.UMA MAHESHWARI 152 M.SUGANESHWARI 153 M.SELVARANI 154 N.SUMATHI 155 N.MURUGAN 156 P.SUBRAMANIYAN 157 V.PERUMALSAMY 158 R.CHITRADEVI 159 C.MURUGAN 160 O.S.SUMATHI 161 A.PARVEEN BANU 162 O.S. LAVANYA 163 S.MALATHI 164 S.UMA MAHESWARI 165 A.PARIMALA .. Appellants/ Petitioners 1,4,5,6,9,10,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,221,22,23,24,25,26,27,29, 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,38,39,40,41,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53 ,54,55,56,57,59,61,62,63,64,65,67,69,71,72,74,76,77,78,79, 81,82,83,84,85,86,88,89,90,91,96,97,98,99,100,101,103,104, 105,107,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,118,119,121,122,125 ,126,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,139,140,141,14 2,143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,159,160,161,163, 165,167,168,169,171,172,174,175,176,177,178,179,182,183,184 ,185,186,187,189,190,191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199, 200,201,202,204,05,207,210,211,212,213,216,218,219,220. Vs 1 STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUAITON DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT CHENNAI 09.

2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR PERIYAR PALKALAI NAGAR SALEM-636 011 .. Respondents/ Respondents 3 G. RAVIKUMAR 4 P. ELANGO 5 A. RAMKUMAR 6 S. RAKKIANNAN 7 C. SRINIVASAN 8 S. KAMATCHY 9 K. MOHANRAJ 10 V. RAMESHBABU 11 P. SATHIYAMOOTHY 12 K. DURAIPANDI 13 J. FLEIX MANAVALAN 14 P. MADHESWARAN 15 L. KALA 16 R. MANI 17 S. SAGUNTHALA 18 D. PRABHU 19 C. MANI 20 N. RANI 21 N. RUPA 22 J. SENTHILKUMAR 23 M. SRIDHAR 24 M. SARAVANAKUMAR 25 A. RANI

26 V. PUSHPARANI 27 R. PRAKASAM 28 M. NANAKUMAR 29 M. ELAYARAJA 30 D. GOOPALRAJU 31 G. ANITHA 32 S SIVARAMAN 33 S. MOTHILAL NEHRU 34 R. VALLIDEVI 35 P.S. SENTHILKUMAR 36 C. SHANMUGAM 37 K. VIJAYAKUMAR 38 P. KANAGARAJ 39 M. SRIDEVI 40 K. VIJAYALAKSHMI 41 A. SHANMUGAM 42 S. SUMATHI 43 GLADYS DANIEL 44 R. GNANASEKARAN 45 M. ELANGOVAN 46 S. UMA MAHESHWARI 47 S. AMUTHAPRIYA 48 N. VENKATAPATHI 49 M. PUSHPA 50 M. SOUNDARI

51 L. SUJATHA 52 M. MADHESWARAN 53 J. CHELLADURAI 54 J. TAMIZHARASI 55 P. BHUVANESHWAI .. Respondents/Writ Petitioners (Respondents 3 to 55 were Petitioners in WP.NO.2453 of 2016 atS.Nos.2,3,7,8,11,12,14,28,37,42,43,44,58,60,66,68, 70,73,75,80,87,90,91,93,94,95,10,1102,106,108,17,120,123,12 4,127,138,153,154,155,156,162,164,166,170,173,180,181,203,2 06,208,209,214, and 217 they have beeb added as Pro-Forma parties and no relief is claimed against them in this Appeal and hence the Respondents 3 to 55 are given up) W.A.No.1904 of 2019:

1 S.SARALA .. Petitioners 2 K.SUBRAMANIAN 3 R.SELVARANI 4 G.CHANDRA 5 P.MANI 6 A.ANGAMUTHU 7 R.VIJAYA 8 P.GUNASEKARAN 9 M.NANDHINI .. AppellantS/ Petitioners 4,5,6,8,9,10,12,14,20 Vs 1 STATE OF TAMILNADU [ RESPONDENTS ] REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT CHENNAI-9 2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR PERIYAR UNIVERSITY SALEM-636011 .. Respondents/ Respondents

3 A.RAMESH KUMAR 4 V.MANGAI 5 P.PITCHAIMANI 6 L.ALISRAJA 7 M.SARAVANAN 8 A.KOLANDHAI 9 A.ANBAZHAGAN 10 K.MARUDUPANDIYAN 11 P.ELANCHEZHIYAN 12 T.ARUNARANI 13 N.KARTHIK .. Respondents/Writ Petitioners 3 to 13 W.A.No.1906 of 2019:

C.PUSHPA 2 P.DEVARAJAN .. Appellants/ Petitioners Vs 1 STATE OF TAMILNADU REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT. HIGHER EDUCATION DEPT. SECRETARIAT CHENNAI-9 2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR PERIYAR UNIVERSITY SALEM 636011 .. Respondents/ Respondents W.A.No.1907 of 2019:

1 K.MARAGATHAM

2 P. KRISHNAVENI .. Appellants/ Petitioners1 &3 Vs 1 STATE OF TAMILNADU Rep by its Secretary Hr. Education Dept Secretariat Chennai-600 009 2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY Rep by its Registrar Periyar Palkarai Nagar Salem-636 011 3 N. SENTHIL .. Respondents/ Respondents W.A.No.1915 of 2019:

R.THAMARAI NANGAI 2 R.MURUGAN .. Appellants/ Petitioners Vs 1 STATE OF TAMILNADU REP BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT CHENNAI 600 009 2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP BY ITS REGISTRAR PERIYAR UNIVERSITY SALEM 636 011 .. Respondents/ Respondents Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order passed by the learned single Judge of this Court in W.P.Nos.30721,2453,7813,27762,30720, and 27763 of 2016 dated 25.09.2018.

WP.NO.27762 OF 2016:

calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.7.2016 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners by submitting the proposals as called for by the Government of Tamilnadu in Letter NO.11817/ K1/ 2013-5 Higher Education Department dated 3.6.2015.

WP.NO.27763 OF 2016:

WP.NO.27720 OF 2016:

Calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.07.2016 issued with respect to the Periyar University P.G. Extension Centre Dharmapuri and quash the same.

WP.NO.30721 OF 2016:

Calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.07.2016 issued with respect to the Periyar University Constituent Arts & Science College at Harur and quash the same.

WP.NO.2453 OF 2016:

Forbearing the 2nd Respondent from filling up the posts except from SI.No.1 to 5 notified in the Advertisement published in Daily Thanthi Dated 12-01-2016 and regularize the services of the petitioners by submitting the proposal as called for by the Government in Government Letter No. 11817/K.1/2013-5 Higher Education Department Dated 03.06.2015.

WP.NO.7813 OF 2016:

Calling for the records of the impugned notification dt 12.1.2016 issued by the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same in so far as Sl. No.6 to 17 concern as illegal and against livelihood of the petitioners consequently direct the 2nd respondent to regularize the service of the petitioners in the regular posts of Periyar University Salem.

For Appellants : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran (in all Wps) For Respondents : Mrs. A.Srijayanthi, (in all Wps) Special Government Pleader for R1 Mr.Godson Swaminathan for M/s. Isaac Chambey for R2.

C O M M O N J U D G M E N T (Judgment of the Court was made by K.K.SASIDHARAN, J.,) The writ petitions filed by the appellants were dismissed by the learned single Judge. The present appeals are directed against the order dated 25.09.2018 passed by the learned single Judge.

2. When these appeals came up for admission on 28.06.2019, the learned counsel for the appellants, on instructions, submitted that the appellants are advised to withdraw the writ petitions itself so as to enable them to move the appropriate authority for redressal of their grievances We therefore permitted the learned counsel for the appellants to serve notice on the learned Standing Counsel for the Periyar University.

3. We have heard the learned counsel for the appellants. We have also heard the learned Standing counsel for the Periyar University.

4. The learned counsel for the appellants, after making his position clear that the appellants do not want the appeals to be prosecuted, made an endorsement indicating that the appellants are withdrawing the writ petitions with liberty to approach the appropriate authority.

5. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the appellants, we permit the appellants to withdraw the writ petitions. In view of the withdrawal of the writ petitions, the order passed by the learned single Judge is set aside.

6. The appellants are at liberty to approach the appropriate authority in accordance with law. However, we make it clear that the expression "liberty" should not be construed to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the case pleaded by the appellants.

7. The intra court appeals are disposed of taking into account the subsequent events relating to the withdrawal of the very writ petitions by the appellants. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsi To

1. The Secretary to Government Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Registrar, Periyar University, Salem - 636 011.

+1cc to Mr.S.Sathia Chandran , Advocate SR.No. 56837 +1 cc to Government Pleader Sr.No. 58060 +6ccs to Mr.Isaac chambers , Advocate SR.No. 57272 W.A.Nos.1903, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1907 & 1915 of 2019 sj (CO) A.SK(20/08/2019)