N.Suganthi v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03-06-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN in W.P.No.10656 of 2025

1. N.Suganthi D/o.Nagararajan, No.6/100,Kovil Kuthagai South, Katharipulam, Nagapattinam 614 808 and another 2.V.Vijayabalan S/o.Veerasangili, C/14 Tata Nagar, Nagapattinam-611 001 Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Its Secretary, Personnel And Administrative Reforms Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.Tamilnadu Public Service Commission Rep By Its Secretary, V.Oc.Nagar, Park Town, Chennai-600 003 3.Tamilnadu Public Service

Commission Rep By The Controller Of Examinations, V.O.C.Nagar, Park Town, Chennai-600 003 4.Tamilnadu Electricity Board Ltd Rep By Its Chairman Cum Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 Respondent(s) PRAYER To grant order of interim direction directing the respondents to keep one post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical )(Post code-3266) vacant for each petitioner pending disposal of the W.P. No.10656 of 2025 For Petitioner(s):

K.Selvaraj Sugirdha Selvaraj R.Ragoth For Respondents:

Mr.N.Naveen Kumar, Government Advocate (for R1) Mr.I.Abrar Md.Abdullah for TNPSC (for R2 & R3) Mr.K.Raj Kumar for TNEB (for R4)

ORDER

This Miscellaneous Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to keep one post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical )(Post code-3266) vacant for each petitioner pending disposal of the W.P. No.10656 of 2025.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that at the time of the initial notification, there was no upper age limit fixed, and after the written examination, an upper age limit of 34 years was fixed for the post of Assistant Engineers. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner crossed the age of 34 years on the date of the notification, and if the second respondent is permitted to introduce a new qualification of an age limit of 34 years, it would greatly affect his career prospects and also would amount to changing the rules in the mid-way. He also drew the attention of this Court to the vacancy position of Assistant Engineer (Electrical) as on 29.05.2025 and would submit that there are four vacancies and one post has to be reserved for the petitioner.

3. At this juncture, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second and third respondents would draw the attention of this Court to the fact that the available post is for differently abled candidates and the petitioner is not a differently abled person. Therefore, even if one post is reserved, it would not

hold for the petitioner. This Court also saw the vacancy position submitted by the petitioner. As rightly contended by the learned Standing Counsel, the available vacancies are earmarked for differently abled candidates. Therefore, this Court finds no merits in the Miscellaneous Petition and it is liable to be dismissed.

4. Accordingly, this Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed. However, this Court make it clear that, any appointments to be made by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in the impugned notification are subject to the result of this Writ Petition.

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To 1.The Secretary, The State of Tamilnadu Personnel And Administrative Reforms Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.The Secretary, Tamilnadu Public Service Commission V.Oc.Nagar, Park Town, Chennai-600 003.

3. The Controller Of Examinations, Tamilnadu Public Service Commission V.O.C.Nagar, Park Town, Chennai-600 003 4.The Chairman Cum Managing Director, Tamilnadu Electricity Board Ltd No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002

C.KUMARAPPAN J.

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