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The Union Of India v. M Revathi

2025-03-18Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice N.Senthilkumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR Writ Petition No.9284 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.10417 and 10423 of 2025

1. The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Electronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110 003.

2. The Director, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), IIT Campus, P.B.No.8448, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076.

3. The Programme Director, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), CIT Campus, 2nd Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113.

... Petitioners Vs.

M. Revathi ... Respondents PRAYER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to call for

the entire records relating to the Impugned Order dated 09.09.2024 made in OA/310/01400/2015 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, and to quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Rajendran - - - - -

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the entire records relating to the Impugned Order dated 09.09.2024 made in OA/310/01400/2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, and to quash the same.

2. For the same set of delinquency, framing of two charge is impermissible in service jurisprudence. This apart, the Hon'ble Supreme Court as well as this Court in several decisions, have repeatedly reiterated the legal position that inordinate delay in framing of charges for delinquency that had happened about 25 years back is also impermissible. On this ground, the Tribunal had quashed the charge memo.

3. We do not find any valid reason to interfere with the well considered order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. (M.S.R, J.) (N.S, J.) 18.03.2025 ASI

M.S. RAMESH, J.

and N. SENTHILKUMAR, J.

ASI Writ Petition No.9284 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.10417 and 10423 of 2025 18.03.2025