V.Ravi, v. The Director Of Fire And
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.05.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P(MD)No.14813 of 2014 and M.P.(MD) Nos.1 and 2 of 2014 V.Ravi : Petitioner Vs.
1. The Director of Fire and Rescue Service, Egmore, Chennai.
2. The Deputy Director, Fire and Rescue Service Department, South Division, Madurai - 625 001.
3. The Divisional Fire Officer, Fire and Rescue Service Department, Madurai Division, Madurai - 625 001.
4.S.Dharmalingam 5.G.Ramamoorthy 6.P.Kanthasamy : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the second respondent in his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.699/Aa/2012, dated 16.05.2014 and the consequential order passed by the second respondent in his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.699/Aa/2012-2, dated 16.05.2014 and quash the same as illegal.
For Petitioner : Mr.B.Saravanan For R1 to R3 : Mrs.S.Srimathy Special Government Pleader For R4 to R6 : Mr.J.Sultan Basha for M/s.Ajmal Associates https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
ORDER
The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 16.05.2014 passed by the second respondent and also the consequential order passed by him on 16.05.2014.
2.It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents that this Writ Petition can be allowed in view of the order dated 28.04.2018 passed by this Court in W.P. (MD) No.20081 of 2014 etc. This Court, in turn, had followed the earlier order dated 06.04.2018 made in W.P.(MD) No.13550 of 2012. The Department had filed an affidavit before this Court that they would follow the State-Wide Seniority instead of Divisional Seniority. The said affidavit had been taken on record and appropriate orders had been passed on that basis. Therefore, the orders impugned in this Writ Petition will have to be necessarily quashed. Accordingly, the impugned orders are quashed and this Writ Petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
Sd/- Vacation Officer /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To
1. The Director of Fire and Rescue Service, Egmore, Chennai.
2. The Deputy Director, Fire and Rescue Service Department, South Division, Madurai - 625 001.
3. The Divisional Fire Officer, Fire and Rescue Service Department, Madurai Division, Madurai - 625 001.
+ 1 CC TO Mr.B.SARAVANAN, ADVOCATE IN SR No. 65312 + 1 CC TO SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER IN SR No. 65302 + 1 CC TO Mrs.S.SRIMATHI, ADVOCATE IN SR No. 65336 SMN2/MM TE/SV-MMS/SAR-4 : 11/05/2018 : 2P/7C W.P(MD)No.14813 of 2014 10.05.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/