Mr.Lalitha v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.06.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN R.Lalitha ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Puducherry, Chief Secretariat, Beach Road, Puducherry-605 001.
2.The District Collector of Puducherry Office of the District Collector of Puducherry, 3.The Director, Adi-Dravidar Welfare & Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Kamaraj Salai, Thattanchavady, Puducherry-605 009.
4.National Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Represented by its Director, Government of India, 2nd Floor, Block-5, Shastri Bhawan, Chennai-600 006.
5.The Inspector of Police, 1/6
Villianur Police Station, ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to provide an employment to the petitioner's son namely R.Anbarasan in commensuration of his educational qualification as per Serial No.46 of Annexure read and Rule 12(4) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2016 within the stipulated time period.
For Petitioner : Mr.Prakash Adiapadam For R1 to R3 and R5 : M/s.G.Djearany Government Advocate (Pondicherry)
O R D E R
The instant writ petition has been filed with a prayer for issuing a Mandamus, directing the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to provide an employment to the petitioner's son namely R.Anbarasan in commensuration of his educational qualification as per Serial No.46 of Annexure read and Rule 12(4) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2016 within the stipulated time period.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the 2/6
petitioner is having three sons namely R.Silambaran, R.Anbarasan and R.Tamizh @ Ilavarasan. The learned counsel would submit that her third son namely R.Tamizh @ Ilavarasan was murdered on 14.07.2018. Thereafter, a trial was conducted before the II Additional Sessions Judge, Puducherry and ultimately, conviction was imposed against the accused. After the pronouncement of judgment in the Criminal Trial in Spl.SC.No.1 of 2019, the petitioner had given a representation on 31.12.2018 to grand victim compensation scheme and also she has given representation to the 3rd respondent, to give appointment to the petitioner's son one Mr.R.Anbarasan.
3. At this juncture, the learned Government Advocate (Pondicherry) appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and 5 would submit that they are in the process of finalising the Government Order for the employment of the dependents of the deceased victims and that Government Order is in the advance stage and would be issued shortly. It is the further submission of the Government Advocate (Pondicherry) that on passing of Government Order, the petitioner's application would be processed.
4. Recording the said submissions of the learned Government 3/6
Advocate (Pondicherry) for the respondents 1 to 3 and 5, the instant Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.
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To 1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Puducherry, Chief Secretariat, Beach Road, Puducherry-605 001.
2.The District Collector of Puducherry Office of the District Collector of Puducherry, 3.The Director, Adi-Dravidar Welfare & Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Kamaraj Salai, Thattanchavady, Puducherry-605 009.
4.The Director, National Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, 2nd Floor, Block-5, Shastri Bhawan, Chennai-600 006.
5.The Inspector of Police, Villianur Police Station, 5/6
C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
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