Karthick Babu. As v. The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner Of Revenue Administration

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.06.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.7610, 7611 and 8806 of 2023 A.S.Karthick Babu ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.Sanjeev Nathan ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings proceeding Na.Ka.No.Pani.3(1)/19010/354/2023, dated 09.03.2023, passed by this 1st respondent with respect to the 3rd respondent to the 2nd respondent Madurai District, and quash the same portion pertaining 1/4

to 3rd respondent alone as null and void and thereby directing the 1st respondent, to allot the supernumerary post as contemplated in the current G.O. (1D) No.46 dated 12.02.2019, Revenue and Disaster Management Department send back those persons to their parent department after the completion of the training in the 2nd respondent district.

For Petitioner : Mr.F.X.Eugene For Respondents : Mr.K.Balasubramani, Spl. Govt. Pleader for R1 & R2.

Mr.T.Antony Arulraj for R3.

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel on either side.

2.The entire case of the petitioner is anchored on the premise that he joined in Group - II post whereas the private respondent herein joined later in point of time in Group - IV post and that he had stolen a march over him.

3.Today ie., 06.06.2023, when the matter was taken up for hearing, it was clarified that the third respondent joined as Assistant Section 2/4

Officer in Secretariat which is also a Group - II post. The factual premise on which the case was built by the petitioner stands undermined. The petitioner has no locus standi to question the impugned order passed in favour of the third respondent. The writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 06.06.2023 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:- 1.The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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