T.Uma Kalai Selvi v. Government Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.01.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND W.P.No. 6481 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos. 6998 & 6999 of 2017 1.T. Uma Kalai Selvi 2.G. Gogula Ramanan 3.K. Senthilkumar 4.N. Pancha Raja ... Petitioners Vs.

1.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of Fisheries, D.M.S. Campus, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 006.

3.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Rep., by its Secretary, Frazer Bridge Road, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.

... Respondents Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the concerned records from the third respondent, quash the notification issued by the third respondent dated 01.11.2012 bearing No.42/2012 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Rule 2(a) of the 1/4

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Service Rules and consequently direct the respondents to fill up the vacancies in the post of Assistant Director of Fisheries in accordance with Rule 2(a) of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Service Rules. For Petitioners : Ms. R. Kamatchi Sundaresan For Respondents : Mr. C. Sangamithirai, for R1 & R2 Special Government Pleader Mr. Karthikeyan, for R3

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the concerned records from the third respondent, quash the notification issued by the third respondent dated 01.11.2012 bearing No.42/2012 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Rule 2(a) of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Service Rules and consequently direct the respondents to fill up the vacancies in the post of Assistant Director of Fisheries in accordance with Rule 2(a) of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Service Rules.

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The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per the instructions received from their clients, the petitioners 1, 2 and 4 are promoted as Assistant Director of Fisheries during the pendency of this writ petition and the third petitioner died.

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In view of this factual position, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that nothing survives in this writ petition for adjudication. 4.

In view of the above submission and the considered opinion of this Court, no further adjudication is required in this writ petition. 5.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 6.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 7.

There shall be no order as to costs.

02.01.2024 Index :Yes/No AT To 1.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of Fisheries, D.M.S. Campus, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 006.

3.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Frazer Bridge Road, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.

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BATTU DEVANAND, J.

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