Madras High CourtWP/28346/2015disposed of

P.Murugan, v. The Principal Secretary To

2015-09-09Honourable Mr Justice M. Sathyanarayanan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09-09-2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN WRIT PETITION No.28346 of 2015 P.Murugan ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Principal Secretary to Government Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department Fort St. George, Chennai 9

2. The Director of Town Panchayat Kuralagam, Chennai 600 104

3. The Assistant Director of Town Panchayat Thanjavur Region Thanjavur

4. The Executive Officer Velankanni Town Panchayat Velankanni Nagapattinam District ... Respondents Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner to the post of Junior Assistant in the available vacancy.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.Subramaniam For Respondents : Mr.R.Vijayakumar Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.

2.The petitioner would claim that he has passed X Standard and his father while working as a Sanitary Worker at Velankanni Town Panchayat, died in harness and the petitioner came to be appointed on

compassionate ground on 15.3.2007, as a Sanitary Worker. The further claim of the petitioner is that since he has passed X Standard, he is fully qualified to be appointed to the post of Junior Assistant and in this regard, he has submitted a representation dated 1.9.2015, and since no response is forthcoming, came forward to file this writ petition.

3.The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, would submit that in the light of G.O.Ms.No.206, Municipal Administration & Water Supply (Town Panchayat - I) Department, dated 2.11.1995, the petitioner is entitled to get appointment to the post of Junior Assistant and hence, prays for appropriate orders. 4.The Court heard the submissions of Mr.R.Vijayakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader, who accepted notice on behalf of the respondents, also.

5.Though the petitioner prayed for a larger relief, this Court, in the light of the above facts and circumstances and without going into the merits of the claim projected by the petitioner either in his representation, or in this writ petition, directs the second respondent to consider his representation dated 1.9.2015, in accordance with law and pass orders thereon within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the decision taken, to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsv To:

1. The Principal Secretary to Government Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department Fort St. George, Chennai 9

2. The Director of Town Panchayat Kuralagam, Chennai 600 104

3. The Assistant Director of Town Panchayat Thanjavur Region Thanjavur

4. The Executive Officer Velankanni Town Panchayat Velankanni Nagapattinam District +1cc to Mr.R.Vijaya Kumar, Advocate, S.R.No.49049 +1cc to M/s.S.M.Subramaniam, Advocate, S.R.No.49164 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.48798 W.P.No.28346 of 2015 LRS(CO) CA(28/09/2015)