Balasubramanian v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14.12.2023 CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.Nos.25101, 25103, 25104, 21014, 21022, 21025 and 21018 of and W.M.P.Nos.24050, 24051, 24052, 24053, 24054, 24055, 20017, 20019, 20030, 20031, 20036, 20038, 20022 and 22024 of 2022 W.P.No.25101 of 2022:
Balasubramanian .. Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Human Resources Management (B), St. George Fort, Chennai.
2.The Secretary to Government, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, St. George Fort, Chennai.
3.The Commissioner, Commissionerate of Revenue Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
4.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Chennai-600 003.
5.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.
6.The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Revenue Office, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
.. Respondents Prayer in W.P.No.25101 of 2022: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the issuance of impugned G.O.(Ms) No.65, Human Resources Management (B) Department, dated 4.7.2022 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same and direct the fifth respondent to prepare the promotion panel list for the post of Assistant by fixing inter se seniority among the Junior Assistant and Typist on merits on the basis of marks scored on their respective date of appointment. For the Petitioner in WP No.25101/2022 : Mr.A.Kalaivanan For the Respondents in WP No.25101/2022 : Mr.P.Kumaresan Addl. Advocate-General assisted by Mrs.R.Anitha Spl. Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3, 5 & 6 : Mr.R.Bharanidharan for respondent No.4 and batch cases
COMMON ORDER (Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.A.Kalaivanan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.P.Kumaresan, learned Additional AdvocateGeneral, assisted by Mrs.R.Anitha, learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3, 5 and 6; and, Mr.R.Bharanidharan, learned counsel for respondent No.4.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Advocate-General for the respondent State submit that the government order challenged in the present writ petitions, bearing G.O.(Ms) No.65, Human Resources Management (B) Department, dated 4.7.2022, is withdrawn under G.O.(Ms) No.74, Human Resources Management (B) Department, dated 16.8.2023.
3. As in the present writ petitions the challenge is only to G.O.(Ms) No.65, Human Resources Management (B) Department, dated 4.7.2022 and the same stands withdrawn, nothing would survive in these writ petitions.
4. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, all connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 14.12.2023 Index :
Yes/No :
Yes/No bbr To 1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Human Resources Management (B), St. George Fort, Chennai.
2.The Secretary to Government, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, St. George Fort, Chennai.
3.The Commissioner, Commissionerate of Revenue Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
4.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Chennai-600 003.
5.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.
6.The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Revenue Office, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY,J.
bbr W.P.Nos.25101, 25103, 25104, 21014, 21022, 21025 and 21018 of 2022 14.12.2023