P.Aruchamy v. The Principal Secretary To

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.01.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.17337 of 2018 P.Aruchamy

...Petitioner

Vs 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.Director of Town Panchayat, Kuralagam, Chennai-600 108.

3.The District Collector, State Bank Road, Gopalapuram, Coimbatore-641 018.

4.Assistant Director of Town Panchayat, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore-641 018.

5.The Executive Officer, Kinathukadavu Town Panchayat, Pollachi Road, Coimbatore-642 109. ...Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 21.03.2018 within a time frame to be fixed.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Jerry V.V.Sundar For Respondents : Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, Spl.GP for R1 to R4 Mr.S.Natarajan for Mr.N.Manikandan for R5

O R D E R

The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as sanitary worker on temporary basis in the Kinathukadavu Town Panchayat by order dated 05.02.1998 of the fifth respondent. Thereafter, five sanitary workers who were appointed along with the petitioner herein, have been regularised with time scale of pay with back wages with effect from the year 2006. The petitioner met with an accident while working in the Panchayat and was under treatment from September 2005 to June 2006. His representations to the respondents to regularise his services went in vain. Hence this writ petition.

2.Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, learned Special Govt.Pleader, takes notice for the respondents 1 to 4 and Mr.N.Manikandan, learned counsel, takes notice for the fifth respondent. 3.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 21.03.2018 on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KM To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director of Town Panchayat, Kuralagam, Chennai-600 108.

3.The District Collector, State Bank Road, Gopalapuram, Coimbatore-641 018.

4.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayat, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore-641 018.

5.The Executive Officer, Kinathukadavu Town Panchayat, Pollachi Road, Coimbatore-642 109.

+1cc to M/S.Jerry V.V.Sundar, Advocate Sr.6005 +1cc to Mr.S.Natana Rajan, Advocate Sr.6335 W.P.No.17337 of 2018 rr[co] srg 21/02/2019