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V.Rajagopalan (Forester, Kanyakumari Division) v. The Principal Secretary To Govt. Of Tamilnadu

2022-04-12Honourable Mr Justice S.M. Subramaniam2 pages

W.P.(MD) No.3779 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.(MD) No.3779 of 2020 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.3197, 3198 & 3200 of 2020 V.Rajagopalan (Forester, Kanyakumari Division) ... Petitioner -vs1. The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Environment and Forests Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, (Head of the Department), Panagal Maligam, Saidapet, Chennai.

3. The Chief Conservator of Forest, NGO Colony, Tirunelveli-7.

4. The District Forest Officer/Wild Life Warden, Kanyakumari Division, Vadasery, Nagercoil.

... Respondents Prayer:- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for entire records relating to the impugned proceedings/list of candidates-selected / not selected for promotion as Forest Range Officers for the year 2018-19 in Proc.No.B2/44597/2018, dated 13.01.2020 and consequential impugned proceedings in Proc.No.B2/44597/2018, dated 18.02.2020 issued by the 1st respondent and quash the same in so far as declaring the petitioner as not selected and direct the 1st respondent to grant promotion to the petitioner to the post of Forest Range Officer by fixing the petitioner's seniority above the immediate junior within a time limit.

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W.P.(MD) No.3779 of 2020 For Petitioner :

Mr.AL.Kannan For Respondents:

Mr.M.Ramesh Government Advocate ******

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner made a submission that during the pendency of the writ petition, the writ petitioner was promoted and his grievances are redressed. Thus, no further adjudication is required.

2. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition stands closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) abr To

1. The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Environment and Forests Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, (Head of the Department), Panagal Maligam, Saidapet, Chennai.

3. The Chief Conservator of Forest, NGO Colony, Tirunelveli-7.

4. The District Forest Officer/Wild Life Warden, Kanyakumari Division, Vadasery, Nagercoil.

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