R.Kulothangan, v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17-11-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER WP No. 9403 of 2017 and WMP.Nos.10373 of 2017 and 8221 of 2024

1. T.Kulothangan

2. N.Jaisankar Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Secretary, Highways and Minor Ports Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General, Highways Department, Highways Campus, Guindy, Chennai-600 025.

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

Respondent(s) PRAYER: This Writ Petition is filed under Section 226 of Constitution of India seeking Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records connected with the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent in Memo No. 13748/ Nirvagam 2(2)/ 2014 dated 14.12.2016 and quash 1/6

the same and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to revise the seniority list leaving the Mechanical Engineers and promote the petitioners who are Civil Engineers as Assistant Divisional Engineers in accordance with their seniority in the Highways Department. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.V.S.Jagadeesan For Respondent(s):

Ms.R.L.Karthika GA for R1 and R2 Mr.B.Vijay Standing Counsel for R3

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to quash the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent vide Memo No. 13748/ Nirvagam 2(2)/ 2014 dated 14.12.2016 and to direct the 2nd Respondent to revise the seniority list leaving the Mechanical Engineers and promote the petitioners who are Civil Engineers as Assistant Divisional Engineers in accordance with their seniority in the Highways Department.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already joined the post of Assistant Divisional Engineers and therefore, the prayer sought for by the petitioners has become infructuous. Consequently, nothing survives for adjudication in the instant Writ Petition.

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3. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this Writ Petition is dismissed as Infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

K.SURENDER, J.

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2.The Director General, Highways Department, Highways Campus, Guindy, Chennai-600 025.

3.The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Rep.by its Secretary, 3/6

Frazer Bridge Road, V.O.C.Nagar, Park Town, Chennai-600 003.

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K.SURENDER, J.

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