Madras High CourtWP(MD)/5570/2019disposed of

T.Velavarani v. The Member Secretary, Tamil

2022-04-07Honourable Mr Justice S.M. Subramaniam2 pages

W.P.(MD) No.5570 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.04.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.(MD) No.5570 of 2019 T.Velavarani ... Petitioner vs.

The Member Secretary Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee O/o.The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests No.1, Jeenis Road Panagal Maaligai-9th Floor Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 ... Respondent PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondent to call for interview and proceedings and selected the petitioner's Forester post.

For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Mookan For Respondent :

Mr.M.Ramesh Government Advocate

O R D E R

The relief sought for in this writ petition is to direct the respondent to call the petitioner for interview and appoint her as Forester.

2. The petitioner states that she participated in the selection process for appointment to the post of Forester. She claims that though she is fully qualified for the post of Forester, she was not called for interview.

3. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent made a submission that during verification, the petitioner had not produced any evidence in the form of Government Order in support of her claim regarding educational qualification. In this regard, Paragraph No.9 of the counter affidavit filed by the respondent is extracted hereunder:

"9. It is respectfully submitted that, the petitioner has applied for the post of Forester vide her Registration No.18010036566.

Subsequently, a call letter was sent to the petitioner based on the merit in the online examination. In this call letter, it was specifically mentioned that she should produce all the certificates on 24.02.2019 which are required https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

W.P.(MD) No.5570 of 2019 for the post of Forester. On verification of the certificates produced by her on 24.02.2019, it is found that she is not qualified for next level test I.e., Physical Standards Verification as the petitioner has not produced any evidence in the form of Government Order in support of claiming her educational qualification viz., B.Sc. (Information Technology) awarded by Madurai Kamarajar University being equivalent to B.Sc. Computer Science."

4. Beyond all these, the selection was of the year 2019 and the learned Government Advocate brought to the notice of this Court that selection process was completed long back and the case of the petitioner was considered with reference to the reasons as stated above. Thus, the petitioner is at liberty to participate in the ensuing selection process, if any notified.

5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) krk To:

The Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee, O/o.The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, No.1, Jeenis Road, Panagal Maaligai-9th Floor, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.

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