V.Jeyarajan v. The Director Of Agriculture

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.07.2018 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR W.P.(MD) No.16307 of 2018 V.Jeyarajan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Director of Agriculture, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2. The Joint Director of Agriculture, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to permit the petitioner to peruse the petitioner service register and to take photocopy of the same by considering the petitioner's representation dated 11.04.2018. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Panneer Selvam For Respondents : Mrs.S.Srimathy Special Government Pleader

ORDER

The prayer sought for herein is for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to permit the petitioner to peruse the petitioner service register and to take photocopy of the same by considering the petitioner's representation dated 11.04.2018. 2.Heard Mr.V.Panneer Selvam, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mrs.Srimathy, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3.The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner is working as Agricultural Officer from 1985 onwards at the respondents department. For such a long time, even though the service register of the petitioner was available, necessary entries have not been made in the said register. In the result, the petitioner is not able to get the service benefits in time. Therefore, in this regard, the petitioner already approached this Court in W.P.(MD)No.14181 of 2017, by order dated 31.07.2017, this Court has given a direction to the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner with regard to his grievance.

Inspite of the said order passed by this Court, till date, the service register of the petitioner has not been properly maintained, nor the necessary entries have been carried out. Therefore, the petitioner has made a request on 11.04.2018 to the respondents to verify the service records of the petitioner and to take photocopy of the same. Since the said request has not been considered, the petitioner is before this Court. 4.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that if the said request of the petitioner, dated 11.04.2018, is directed to be considered and an order to that effect is directed to be passed within a time frame as fixed by this Court, the petitioner would be satisfied. 5.I have heard Mrs.S.

Srimathy, learned Special Government Pleader, appearing for the respondents who would submit that, pursuant to the said request made by the petitioner, dated 11.04.2018, respondents would permit the petitioner to have an access with the service register to verify as to whether the necessary entries have been entered in the said service register. 6.Considering the said submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, this Court is inclined to pass the following order:- "that the respondents are directed to consider the request of the petitioner, dated 11.04.

2018 and accordingly, permit the petitioner to have an access with the service register and to take photocopy, in this regard, in order to verify, as to whether, necessary entries have already been entered or carried out in the said service register and the said exercise shall be undertaken by the respondents within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order."

7.With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) To

1. The Director of Agriculture, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2. The Joint Director of Agriculture, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District.

+1cc to Mr.V.Panneer Selvam, Advocate Sr.No.75176 +1cc to Spl.Government Pleader Sr.No. 75005 RMI VB/PM/SAR4/16.10.2018/3P/5C W.P.(MD) No.16307 of 2018 25.07.2018