K.Madhavan, v. The Principal Secretary/
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 20.12.2019 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR W.P.No.30288 to 30295 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.33011 to 33026 of2017 K. Madhavan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30288 of 2017 S.Pandiyan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30289 of 2017 V.Kamaraj ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30290 of 2017 V.Citti Babu ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30291 of 2017 R.Selvam ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30292 of 2017 T.Senthilkumaran ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30293 of 2017 T.Tamilselvan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30294 of 2017 S.Prbhu ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30295 of 2017 Vs.
1. The Principal Secretary/ the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
2. The Chief Executive Officer, State Level Nodal Agency, TANCOF building No.55, Thiru Vi. Ka. Industrial Estate, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai 600 032.
3. The District Collector/Chairman,
4. The Project Officer/Joint Director of Agriculture, .. Respondents in all the writ petitions Prayer in all the Writ petitions Writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorrified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Letter No.1975/Ma.E.Mu/2010 dated 24.10.2017 on the file of the Respondent No.2 and the consequential order in Na.Ka.No.3426/2010 and 166/2015 dated
31.10.2017 passed by the Respondent No.4 and quash the same as illegal to the extent of terminating the services of the petitioner from the post of Engineer, Watershed Development Team Member and consequently to direct the respondents to retain the petitioner till the end of consolidation phase of the Integrated Watershed Management Programme. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents: Mr.J.Ramesh, Addl.Gov.Pleader RR 1 to 4 in all cases C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petitions and he has also submitted a letter dated 11.12.2019 to the Registry and also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. In view of the above said letter and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, all the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mst 1.The Principal Secretary/ the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
2.The Chief Executive Officer, State Level Nodal Agency, TANCOF building No.55, Thiru Vi. Ka. Industrial Estate, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai 600 032.
3.The District Collector/Chairman,
4.The Project Officer/Joint Director of Agriculture, W.P.No.30288 to 30295 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.33011 to 33026 of 2017 AD(CO) CB(05/02/2020)