K.Saravanakumar v. Home Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.11.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD Writ Petition No.8602 of 2020 and W.M.P.Nos.16097, 16101 & 16103 of 2021 1.K.Saravana Kumar 2.R.Srinivasa Perumal 3.N.Silambarasan 4.G.Gopi 5.D.Ramesh Babu ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Home Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director General of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

3.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Fazer Bridge Road, Chennai - 600 003.

4.S.Arumugasamy 5.K.Suresh Kumar 6.A.Thangavelu Page No.1 of 6

7.P.Ravi 8.K.Gunasekaran 9.N.Kumar 10.M.Chandrasekaran 11.D.Sankaran 12.K.Josh Thangiah 13.R.Rajaram 14.B.Shridevi 15.S.P.Lavanya 16.G.S.Madhavan 17.S.Sakthivel 18.V.Anbu 19.S.Arockiyam ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the respondent and quashing the impugned panel for promotion in G.O.Ms.No.229 dated 09.06.2020, Home (Police 1A) department and consequently directing the respondents No.1 to 3 to prepare a fresh panel with a fresh seniority list based on the marks obtained in the Group I Services, 2006-07 examination conducted by the The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

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For Petitioners :

Mr.A.Ashwin Kumar For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.M.Rajendiran, Additional Government Pleader For Respondent 3 : Mr.R.Bharanitharan, Standing Counsel For Respondent 4 :

Mr.M.R.Jothimanian For Respondents 5,6 & 9 : Mr.S.Neducheziyan For Respondents 7,12 to 14 : Mr.Adeesh Anto For Respondent 8 :

Mr.R.Jayaprakash For Respondent 10 :

Mr.Vedavalli Kumar For Respondent 11 : Mr.R.Prabhu Kumar For Respondents 15 to 19 : No Appearance

O R D E R

When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petition has become infructuous and nothing Page No.3 of 6

survives in this petition for further adjudication. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the case bundle.

2. In view of the above submission coupled with an endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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Yes/No Speaking Order :

Yes/No :

Yes/No To:

1.The Home Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director General of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

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3.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Fazer Bridge Road, Chennai - 600 003.

J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD,J.

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