B.Ganesan v. Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.08.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN B.Ganesan District Revenue Officer/ Secretary and Personnel Officer Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Chennai.

... Petitioners Vs.

1. Union of India The Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, North Block, New Delhi- 110001.

2.Union of India The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi- 110001.

3.Government of Tamil Nadu Rep by The principal Secretary,

Public Department, Fort St George, Chennai- 600 009.

4.The Union Public Service Commission Rep.by the Secretary, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi- 110001.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to quash the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal Madras Bench in O.A.No.1827 of 2017 dated 17.06.2021 and direct the respondents 1 and 2 to sanction the mid - term cadre review of IAS cadre proposal of the third respondent in accordance with the proviso 4(2) of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, without adopting the limitation of cadre strength to about 5%. For Petitioner : Ms.K.Jayasudha For Respondents : Mr.V.Chandrasekaran CGSC For R1 Mr.T.N.C.Kaushik, Government Advocate for R2 Mr.K.H.Ravi Kumar, Government Advocate for R3

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN , J.) The relief sought for in the Writ Petition has become infructuous as the petitioner, pursuant to the cadre review, was conferred with the Central post in 2022.

2. This Writ Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No Costs. [M.S.R., J] [V.L.N., J] 11.08.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet: Yes/No Anu

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN , J.

Anu To

1. Union of India The Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, North Block, New Delhi- 110001.

2.Union of India The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi- 110001.

3.Government of Tamil Nadu Rep by The principal Secretary, Public Department, Fort St George, Chennai- 600 009.

4.The Union Public Service Commission Rep.by the Secretary, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi- 110001.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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