S. Venu v. The Union Of India
2025:MHC:1754
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 27-06-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN 1.S.Venu 2.P.Raju 3.M.Joseph 4.R.Krishnaraj 5.K.Devanthiran 6.C.Karuppusamy 7.A.Najukutti 8.K.Vazhivittan 9.V.Selvarajan 10.K.Sivasakthiyavel Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Union Of India Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Environment, Forest And Climate Change Department, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh, New Delhi 110 003.
2.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Climate Change and Page No.1 of 6
Forest Department, Fort St. George Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 009 3.The Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest and Head of Forests Force, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu State - 600 032.
Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the respondents to notionally regularize the petitioners service by relaxing the rules after completion of ten years from the date of initial appointment as a Pot Watcher on daily wage basis of the similar and Junior persons seniority along with regular service as qualifying service for the purpose of getting pension and family pension in the light of Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgment delivered in C.A.No.6798 of 2019 dated 02.09.2019 and Madras High Court orders passed in W.P.No.21627 of 2021 dated 07.10.2021 and W.P (MD) No.15339 of 2024 dated 10.07.2024 were complied in G.O (2D) No.127 dated on 03.06.2023 and G.O.(2D) No.32 dated on 28.02.2025 of the 2 nd respondent to confer all consequential pensionary benefits by the way of our common representation to the respondents.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.I.Kannapatel For Respondent(s):
Mr.A.Zakir Hussain, C.G.S.C., For R1 Mr.C.Selvaraj, A.G.P., For R2 & R3 Page No.2 of 6
ORDER
The writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents to notionally regularize the petitioners service by relaxing the rules after completion of ten years from the date of initial appointment as a Pot Watcher on a daily wage basis. This regularization is sought for the purpose of getting pension and family pension.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have sent a common representation dated 23.04.2025 seeking notional regularisation and the representation is yet to be considered by the respondents.
3. At this juncture, the learned Central Government Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the 1 st respondent would fairly submit that they would consider the petitioners common representation within a reasonable time.
4. In such view of the matter, without going into the merits of the writ Page No.3 of 6
petition, this court deems it appropriate to direct the respondents to consider the petitioners common representation and pass orders within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, based on its own merits and in accordance with law.
5. With the above directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
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To 1.The Union Of India Rep By Its Secretary To Government, Environment, Forest And Climate Change Department, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh, New Delhi 110 003 2.The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By Its Additional Chief Secretary To Government, Environment, Climate Change And Forest Department, Fort St. George Chennai Tamil Nadu 600 009 3.The Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest And Head Of Forests Force Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu State 600 032 Page No.5 of 6
C.KUMARAPPAN J.
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