Sethuraman.A.G. v. The State Rep. By Its Secretary To Govt.,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.02.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH and W.M.P.(MD).No.2406 of 2021 A.G.Sethuraman ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State rep. by its Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (E3) Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Rep. by its Deputy Secretary, Esplanade, George Town, Chennai - 600 003.

3.The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015.

4.A.Kutralingam 5.R.Harikrishnan 6.A.Saravana Kumar ... Respondents P RAYER:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 herein from making any promotion to the post of Chief Engineer till the seniority list to the post of Assistant Engineers (Rural Development) Panchayat 1997 is revised as per the Orders of this Court, dated 15.11.2019 in W.P.Nos.998 of 2017 batch as confirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 06.07.2020 in S.L.P. (C) Nos.2861 - 2876 of 2020.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Arul for M/s.A.R.Kannappan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sricharan Rangarajan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.P.Mahendran for R1 and R3 Additional Government Pleader Mr.K.K.Senthil for R2 Standing Counsel Mr.Ravi Shanmugam for R4 & R5 1/3

O R D E R

The Prayer in the writ petition is for a Mandamus forbearing the respondents from making any promotion to the post of Chief Engineer till the seniority list to the post of Assistant Engineer (Rural Development) Panchayat 1997 is revised. 2.Today when the matter was listed for admission, the learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submitted that the promotions to the post of Chief Engineer have already been made on 09.02.2021. As such the prayer sought for in the present writ petition has become infructuous, since no effective orders can be passed in the same. 3.However, if the petitioner is granted liberty to challenge the promotions made, pending this writ petition, the ends of justice could be secured.

4.With the above liberty, this writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To 1.The State rep. by its Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (E3) Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Rep. by its Deputy Secretary, Esplanade, George Town, Chennai - 600 003.

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3.The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015.

+1 CC to M/s.A.R.KANNAPPAN, Advocate ( SR-6109[F] dated 19/02/2021 ) +1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-5972[F] dated 18/02/2021 ) +1 CC to M/s.K.K.SENTHIL, Advocate ( SR-6020[F] dated 18/02/2021 ) 17.02.2021 KUN(CO) KB(08.03.2021) 3P 7C 3/3