V.Muruganandam v. The Additional Chief Secretary Cum
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 10.12.2019
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.34348 of 2019 and W.M.P.No.35011 of 2019
1. V.Muruganandam
2. G.Velu
3. R.Ganesan
4. P.Thangavel
5. M.Senthil
6. P.Jegadeesan
7. R.Manivel
8. A.Palanichamy
9. D.Thiruniraichelvan 10.R.Benardsha 11.I.T.Inbasekaran 12.M.Rajendran 13.S.Praveenkumar 14.R.Ramesh Babu 15.R.Kuppusamy 16.C.Palani 17.A.Ramaraj 18.M.K.Venkataraman 19.S.Amal Raj ... Petitioners Vs.
1. The Additional Chief Secretary cum Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Local Administrative Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.
2. The Director of Rural Development, Panagal Building, Saidapet, Chennai 15.
..Respondents Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners as
drivers pursuant to the forwarding of names of the petitioners herein, by the different Collectors and the proposals forwarded by the second respondent to the first respondent vide his proceedings Na.Ka.No.27020/2014/F1 dated 18.12.2018. For Petitioners : Mr.V.Vijayashankar For Respondents : Mr.S.Suresh Kumar Government Advocate
O R D E R
The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking for relief of regularization of services as drivers.
2. The case of the petitioners is that all the petitioners claim to be working as drivers at various Collectorates for nearely 18 years. According to the petitioners, various Government Orders have been passed envisaging regular appointment for those who have put in 10 years of service. The petitioners claim that the relevant Collectorate Office where the petitioners are working as drivers, have forwarded the proposals as early as in the year 2012 to the Director of Rural Development, for regularization of services of the petitioners. Thereafter, the second respondent by his proceedings dated 18.12.2018, has given detailed proposals to the first respondent recommending for the regularization of the petitioners. A careful reading of the proposals sent on 18.12.
2018 shows that the second respondent has also answered to certain queries made by the first respondent. The grievance of the petitioners is that inspite of the proposals sent by the second respondent to the first respondent, the same has not been acted upon till date and the service of the petitioners have not been regularized. Therefore, the petitioners have approached this Court seeking for appropriate direction.
3. Heard Mr.V.Vijayashankar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.S.Suresh Kumar, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents.
4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact that the second respondent has already forwarded a detailed proposal to the first respondent on 18.12.2018, recommending for regularization of the petitioners, there shall be a direction to the first respondent to take up
the proposal dated 18.12.2018 made by the second respondent and pass appropriate order in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
5. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vkr To
1. The Additional Chief Secretary cum Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Local Administrative Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.
2. The Director of Rural Development, Panagal Building, Saidapet, Chennai 15.
+20ccs to Mr.V.Vijayashankar, Advocate, S.R.No.103219 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.103126 W.P.No.34348 of 2019 CA(CO) CS/17/12/2019