Udhayakumar U v. The Commissioner Of Revenue Administration And Disaster Management

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.02.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.3615 & 3616 of 2023 U.Udhayakumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2. The District Collector, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

4. The Tahsildar, Gandharvakottai, Pudukkottai District.

5. A.Saravanan ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of declaration declaring the Village Assistant Recruitment pertaining to the Viralipatty Village, Gandarvakottai Taluk, Pudukkottai District, for the year 2022 vide Notification No.260/A3/2021, dated 10.10.2022 issued by the fourth respondent herein as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Aruljenifer For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh - for R1 to R4 Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed for a declaration of the Village Assistant Recruitment pertaining to the Viralipatty Village, Gandarvakottai

Taluk, Pudukkottai District, for the year 2022 vide Notification No.260/A3/2021, dated 10.10.2022 issued by the fourth respondent herein as illegal.

2. Since no adverse order is going to be passed, notice to the fifth respondent is dispensed with.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner has applied to the post of Village Assistant pursuant to the notification issued by the fourth respondent, dated 10.10.2022. But, without conducting any interview and without passing any order, the official respondents selected the fifth respondent as Village Assistant at Viralipatty Village. Hence, the present Writ Petition.

4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the official respondents without announcing the result of the petitioner as well as other participants, secretly selected the fifth respondent as Village Assistant, which is not sustainable one. Hence, this Court may issue a

direction to the official respondents to publish the result of the petitioner and furnish the appointment order of the fifth respondent to the petitioner to enable him to work out the remedy in the manner known to law.

5. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents would concede that the result of the petitioner will be published and appointment order of the fifth respondent will be furnished to the petitioner to work out the remedy in the manner known to law.

6. Considering the limited request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court, without going into the merits of the matter, directs the official respondents to publish the result of the recruitment notification, dated 10.10.2022 and furnish the appointment order of the fifth respondent to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order to enable the petitioner to work out the remedy in the manner known to law.

7. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 24.02.2023 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No RM

To 1.The Commissioner of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2. The District Collector, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

4. The Tahsildar, Gandharvakottai, Pudukkottai District.

M.DHANDAPANI,J.

RM 24.02.2023